Child neglect cases harder to handle - Arizona News from The Arizona Republic:
Families in New Hampshire get NO help from Child Protective Services. All they get is railroaded and their children NEVER returned!
There was a time when Phoenix mother Jessica Power chose heroin over her son.
Her addiction led her to abandon the child, then 3 years old, with his grandmother and prompted state Child Protective Services to launch a neglect investigation.
Months later, authorities jailed Power for violating probation, and she learned she was pregnant with her second child. Prosecutors offered residential drug treatment to the mother and Caden was born, addicted to methadone, five months later.
Power, 25, and her children are now on their own. It took nearly three years, commitment from caseworkers and counselors, and Power’s dedication.
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