A mistaken medical report nearly led to a child being removed from a mother's care permanently because it wrongly showed she had been drinking, a judge has said.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Faulty test almost led to mother losing child
Faulty test almost led to mother losing child
A mistaken medical report nearly led to a child being removed from a mother's care permanently because it wrongly showed she had been drinking, a judge has said.
A mistaken medical report nearly led to a child being removed from a mother's care permanently because it wrongly showed she had been drinking, a judge has said.
Moving children in care puts them at risk of exploitation says charity
Moving children in care puts them at risk of exploitation says charity
Children who are moved from area to area while in care risk sexual exploitation as well as miss out on adequate education, health care and support, a charity has warned.
Children who are moved from area to area while in care risk sexual exploitation as well as miss out on adequate education, health care and support, a charity has warned.
21 Shameful Ways We Are Forcing Children To Be Sissies
21 Shameful Ways We Are Forcing Children To Be Sissies
The home of the brave. The land of the free. Protecting our children from the “dangers” of every day.
The home of the brave. The land of the free. Protecting our children from the “dangers” of every day.
Baby P legacy five years on: what has been the impact on child protection?
Baby P legacy five years on: what has been the impact on child protection?
How has the fallout following the horrific death of Peter Connelly changed the child protection system? Is it safer and more secure today?
'He cares more about drugs and porn stars than his kids!' Charlie Sheen's Twitter tirade angers Child Protective Services
'He cares more about drugs and porn stars than his kids!' Charlie Sheen's Twitter tirade angers Child Protective Services
Charlie Sheen's incessant tirades against both his ex wife Brooke Mueller and the legal system have reportedly put him at odds with the Department Of Children And Family Services.
Charlie Sheen's incessant tirades against both his ex wife Brooke Mueller and the legal system have reportedly put him at odds with the Department Of Children And Family Services.
Mother says custody dispute isn't over gay rights
Mother says custody dispute isn't over gay rights
The mother of a 5-year-old boy who is at the center of a high-profile custody battle says her focus is on doing what is right for her son, not setting legal precedent.
The mother of a 5-year-old boy who is at the center of a high-profile custody battle says her focus is on doing what is right for her son, not setting legal precedent.
Hana's Story
Hana's Story
On the night of May 11, 2011, sometime around midnight, 13-year-old Hana Williams fell face-forward in her parents’ backyard. Adopted from Ethiopia three years before, Hana was naked and severely underweight. Her head had recently been shaved, and her body bore the scars of repeated beatings with a plastic plumbing hose. Inside the house, her adoptive mother, 42-year-old Carri Williams, and a number of Hana’s eight siblings had been peering out the window for the past few hours, watching as Hana staggered and thrashed around, removed her clothing in what is known as hypothermic paradoxical undressing and fell repeatedly, hitting her head. According to Hana’s brother Immanuel, a deaf 10-year-old also adopted from Ethiopia, the family appeared to be laughing at her.
On the night of May 11, 2011, sometime around midnight, 13-year-old Hana Williams fell face-forward in her parents’ backyard. Adopted from Ethiopia three years before, Hana was naked and severely underweight. Her head had recently been shaved, and her body bore the scars of repeated beatings with a plastic plumbing hose. Inside the house, her adoptive mother, 42-year-old Carri Williams, and a number of Hana’s eight siblings had been peering out the window for the past few hours, watching as Hana staggered and thrashed around, removed her clothing in what is known as hypothermic paradoxical undressing and fell repeatedly, hitting her head. According to Hana’s brother Immanuel, a deaf 10-year-old also adopted from Ethiopia, the family appeared to be laughing at her.
Editorials: On giving DCF more funding, and Crist
Editorials: On giving DCF more funding, and Crist
We hope state lawmakers get serious about fixing problems in the Department of Children and Families. Protecting vulnerable children should be the priority of any society and an essential function of government.
The death of a child at the hands a caregiver, someone a child trusts, is indeed one of our community’s most tragic events. It’s even more tragic when the child is under the watch of the Department of Children and Families, but it will continue to happen as long as humans have the capacity to make mistakes, which is always.
The dangers of conducting assessments overseas
The dangers of conducting assessments overseas
Conducting assessments in other countries may be dangerous or illegal, so social workers must beware of the risks, writes Julie Griffiths
Conducting assessments in other countries may be dangerous or illegal, so social workers must beware of the risks, writes Julie Griffiths
Mum to fight for son
Mum to fight for son
A BASILDON woman was ordered to surrender her son for adoption even though social services said she was taking good care of him.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
I'm not allowed to comment on the blog of this foster parent who likes to brag about having your kids.
Apparently this dip-shit came up with a brilliant idea, that we, the real parents would somehow feel empowered if we were able to choose from one of two different foster homes for our kids when CPS Agents stole them.
Personally, I think she's full of shit and has a foot fetish, but you decide.
Here's the link >> Another unsolicited policy/practice idea
I tried to leave the following comment:
Personally, I think she's full of shit and has a foot fetish, but you decide.
Here's the link >> Another unsolicited policy/practice idea
I tried to leave the following comment:
The answer is no because social workers would still lie and it would take away from their power trips. The real parents would also still want their kids back, and most accusations against foster parents are not false. Kids are more likely to be abused while in foster care.But am not allowed to comment apparently. God forbid these people's blogs even consider the truth. Of course not only that would shatter their delusions, but make it harder for them to justify using our kids as their meal tickets.
Money lacking for law to aid former foster kids
Money lacking for law to aid former foster kids
Francis Jeune is a poster child for all the good that can be done when foster care works right.
Swept into the state system as an angry and rebellious 13-year-old after his mother died and other family members abandoned him, the 19-year-old is now a sophomore at Palm Beach State College with plans to pursue a career in medicine — possibly working as an emergency room doctor or nurse.
My kids were taken by CPS, I need advice ASAP!
3 days ago CPS showed up on my doorstep on a report made by the school. One of my 5 year old twin boys had received a bloody lip while the boys were playing. The caseworker talked to my husband and myself and wrote down our statements and left saying that he would be back later that day to talk about my second oldest daughter being in counceling for something that happened almost 2 years ago that caused my now 15 year old sone to be removed from the home and placed in residential care. (Because of something he did) I left the house an hour later and p[icked my kids up from school and when I returned there were 5 CPS workers and a cop in my driveway. They would not allow my children in the house and asked if we could all go to the JO and "just talk". After we got there they said we were not going to talk and that all 4 kids were being placed in protective custody. IU found out today that my 8 year old daughter had to go the the ER with a high fever and get this SHE IS ALREADY ON MEDICAID! I tried to check their lunch balances on the school website, and all 4 of their names have been removed from the site.
My kids were taken by CPS, I need advice ASAP!
My kids were taken by CPS, I need advice ASAP!
Editorial: Problems at DCF
Editorial: Problems at DCF
A blistering independent report on systemic problems in the Department of Children and Families linked to a series of child deaths should be required reading for the governor and Legislature.
A blistering independent report on systemic problems in the Department of Children and Families linked to a series of child deaths should be required reading for the governor and Legislature.
Adoption changes could create new stolen generation say community groups
Adoption changes could create new stolen generation say community groups
Community health, legal and women's centres fear plans to make adoption easier in NSW will also raise the risk of creating a new generation of children who are ''stolen'' from their parents.
Community health, legal and women's centres fear plans to make adoption easier in NSW will also raise the risk of creating a new generation of children who are ''stolen'' from their parents.
Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation commissioners set first visit to tribe
Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation commissioners set first visit to tribe
A special commission charged with investigating and documenting how Wabanaki people suffered from Maine’s child welfare system will begin its work in earnest next week with a visit to the Passamaquoddy tribe at Pleasant Point.
A special commission charged with investigating and documenting how Wabanaki people suffered from Maine’s child welfare system will begin its work in earnest next week with a visit to the Passamaquoddy tribe at Pleasant Point.
Hundreds protest against Jimmy Kimmel's "Kid's Table" sketch
Hundreds protest against Jimmy Kimmel's "Kid's Table" sketch
He's a popular comedian and TV host, but some people aren't laughing at a joke made on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last month.
He's a popular comedian and TV host, but some people aren't laughing at a joke made on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last month.
Opelika man charged with abusing foster children
Opelika man charged with abusing foster children
An Opelika man is facing multiple sex crime charges against two girls who were in foster care when police say they were abused.
An Opelika man is facing multiple sex crime charges against two girls who were in foster care when police say they were abused.
Saturday, November 09, 2013
Another couple flee to France only to have their baby taken away
Another couple flee to France only to have their baby taken away
Last year I reported the shocking story of Marie Black and Joe Ollis who escaped to France for the birth of their first child, after learning that Norfolk social workers intended to seize it at birth on the grounds that Marie had previously been in a violent relationship with another man, who was by then out of her life. The social workers tracked down the couple and, after baby Luna was born, returned, with the approval of a British judge, to deport the child to England.
Last year I reported the shocking story of Marie Black and Joe Ollis who escaped to France for the birth of their first child, after learning that Norfolk social workers intended to seize it at birth on the grounds that Marie had previously been in a violent relationship with another man, who was by then out of her life. The social workers tracked down the couple and, after baby Luna was born, returned, with the approval of a British judge, to deport the child to England.
Guardians get time in adoption case of orphan children in Mysore
Guardians get time in adoption case of orphan children in Mysore
The guardians of the two orphaned children, who are up in arms against them being given up for adoption to a couple in Italy by a private trust with the blessings of the Child Welfare Committee of the government, appeared on Friday before the City Civil and Sessions Court in Mayo Hall, Bengaluru , where the case is pending.
The guardians of the two orphaned children, who are up in arms against them being given up for adoption to a couple in Italy by a private trust with the blessings of the Child Welfare Committee of the government, appeared on Friday before the City Civil and Sessions Court in Mayo Hall, Bengaluru , where the case is pending.
JUVENILE COURT JUDGE ON CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: BAD SOCIAL WORK FOLLOWED BY MORE BAD SOCIAL WORK
JUVENILE COURT JUDGE ON CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: BAD SOCIAL WORK FOLLOWED BY MORE BAD SOCIAL WORK
The deeds and misdeeds of child welfare agencies are always big news. I write about them frequently, and I’ve often taken the stance that, for all their shortcomings – and they are many – we should take care in criticizing caseworkers. That’s because they have one of the most difficult and least rewarding jobs in the world. They don’t get paid very well and often their training is poor. We give them something like double the recommended case load, send them into the homes of strangers and tell them to decide whether to remove a child from its only home or place it in foster care.
The deeds and misdeeds of child welfare agencies are always big news. I write about them frequently, and I’ve often taken the stance that, for all their shortcomings – and they are many – we should take care in criticizing caseworkers. That’s because they have one of the most difficult and least rewarding jobs in the world. They don’t get paid very well and often their training is poor. We give them something like double the recommended case load, send them into the homes of strangers and tell them to decide whether to remove a child from its only home or place it in foster care.
Broomfield man accused of using foster child as prostitute
Broomfield man accused of using foster child as prostitute
A Broomfield man has been charged with multiple crimes for allegedly using a foster child as a prostitute in exchange for cash and meth.
A Broomfield man has been charged with multiple crimes for allegedly using a foster child as a prostitute in exchange for cash and meth.
Woman charged with removing child from custody of State
Woman charged with removing child from custody of State
The Palatka Police Department arrests a woman after allegedly taking a child from a relative without permission in violation of a court order.
The Palatka Police Department arrests a woman after allegedly taking a child from a relative without permission in violation of a court order.
Foster parent of Mineola sex ring victim accused of abuse
Foster parent of Mineola sex ring victim accused of abuse
Child Protective Services says a 16-year-old girl has been removed from Margaret and John Cantrell's home in Wood County.
Child Protective Services says a 16-year-old girl has been removed from Margaret and John Cantrell's home in Wood County.
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