Foster care worker pleads guilty to falsifying records:
A DCF subcontractor who lied multiple times about an at-risk toddler's whereabouts has pleaded guilty to falsifying and destroying records.Cape Coral resident Denny Kern, 53, was sentenced to four years’ probation for the crime.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Feds rip Kentucky child protection system
Feds rip Kentucky child protection system:
Kentucky's beleaguered child welfare system was slammed in a review by federal officials, who provide much of the $415 million in funds for the state to protect children from neglect and abuse.
Kentucky's beleaguered child welfare system was slammed in a review by federal officials, who provide much of the $415 million in funds for the state to protect children from neglect and abuse.
Police arrest Texas man accused of fathering foster child's 3 kids
Police arrest Texas man accused of fathering foster child's 3 kids | KABB:
SAN ANTONIO — Authorities captured a man accused of sexually assaulting his foster child for more than 15 years, fathering the girl's three kids.
SAN ANTONIO — Authorities captured a man accused of sexually assaulting his foster child for more than 15 years, fathering the girl's three kids.
Man receives maximum sentence in foster child death: 2-year-old drowned in unattended shower
Man receives maximum sentence in foster child death: 2-year-old drowned in unattended shower | Bemidji Pioneer:
BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji man whose 2-year-old foster daughter drowned after he left her in the shower received the maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter Friday.
BEMIDJI -- A Bemidji man whose 2-year-old foster daughter drowned after he left her in the shower received the maximum sentence for second-degree manslaughter Friday.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
DCYF needs new leadership now
DCYF needs new leadership now:
Every year, various studies, audits and reports on State services are released in New Hampshire, and most see a day or two of press coverage before they are filed on a shelf in the State Library. But the Center for the Support of Families report on DCYF — the Division of Children, Youth and Families — released in December, is one that cannot be so easily dismissed. Its recommendations need to be the basis for systemic changes to an agency that has failed our most vulnerable citizens.
My Comment: Just a decade ago, under Maggie Bishop's direction, any and all report's of child abuse and neglect, no matter how frivolous, wound up tearing apart many families needlessly. Children were removed from not only their parent's but their entire family as well. Relative placement of these children was never even considered, but the Federal incentive money kept rolling in even though Federal mandates weren't being followed. Once a child was removed, they were never returned, even when innocence was proven. Why should ALL families again suffer because DCYF and the Judge messed up on these two cases?
Every year, various studies, audits and reports on State services are released in New Hampshire, and most see a day or two of press coverage before they are filed on a shelf in the State Library. But the Center for the Support of Families report on DCYF — the Division of Children, Youth and Families — released in December, is one that cannot be so easily dismissed. Its recommendations need to be the basis for systemic changes to an agency that has failed our most vulnerable citizens.
My Comment: Just a decade ago, under Maggie Bishop's direction, any and all report's of child abuse and neglect, no matter how frivolous, wound up tearing apart many families needlessly. Children were removed from not only their parent's but their entire family as well. Relative placement of these children was never even considered, but the Federal incentive money kept rolling in even though Federal mandates weren't being followed. Once a child was removed, they were never returned, even when innocence was proven. Why should ALL families again suffer because DCYF and the Judge messed up on these two cases?
Friday, February 24, 2017
Alabama DHR Destroys Another Family: Baby Taken Away Because Young Mom was a Foster Child Kidnapped from Loving Parents
Alabama DHR Destroys Another Family: Baby Taken Away Because Young Mom was a Foster Child Kidnapped from Loving Parents:
All that Shanley wanted for her 20th birthday on February 22 was to get her son back from DHR, and to no longer be considered a foster child herself. Ashton was born while Shanley was in foster care, and when she was kicked out of her foster home last summer at the age of 19, she was not permitted to take her son with her. Alabama social workers tell her that she cannot get him back at this time because they still consider her a foster child, even though she is legally an adult, living on her own with both a job and an apartment.
All that Shanley wanted for her 20th birthday on February 22 was to get her son back from DHR, and to no longer be considered a foster child herself. Ashton was born while Shanley was in foster care, and when she was kicked out of her foster home last summer at the age of 19, she was not permitted to take her son with her. Alabama social workers tell her that she cannot get him back at this time because they still consider her a foster child, even though she is legally an adult, living on her own with both a job and an apartment.
Teen charged with manslaughter in death of foster mom
Teen charged with manslaughter in death of foster mom:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT)-- The Mesa County Sheriff's Office said a teen girl has been arrested in connection with a Grand Valley death investigation.
Investigators said 14-year-old Stephanie Hauck faces manslaughter and assault charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Los Angeles Mother Receives Large Settlement from Child Protective Services
Los Angeles Mother Receives Large Settlement from Child Protective Services:
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $999,999 settlement with a mother whose two daughters were removed from her custody when their baby brother died. In a lawsuit filed against Child Protective Services, the mother was represented by Attorney Vincent W. Davis & Associates in the case.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $999,999 settlement with a mother whose two daughters were removed from her custody when their baby brother died. In a lawsuit filed against Child Protective Services, the mother was represented by Attorney Vincent W. Davis & Associates in the case.
Home-schooling mother files federal discrimination charges against Buffalo Schools
Home-schooling mother files federal discrimination charges against Buffalo Schools | WBFO:
Harris said she delivered paperwork for home-schooling her 8-year-old and 11-year-old, but the Buffalo School Board apparently did not tell the children's school. When the children stopped coming to class, Buffalo Police and Child Protective Services soon after appeared at Harris' home and took away the children.
Harris said she delivered paperwork for home-schooling her 8-year-old and 11-year-old, but the Buffalo School Board apparently did not tell the children's school. When the children stopped coming to class, Buffalo Police and Child Protective Services soon after appeared at Harris' home and took away the children.
Major CPS Reform Clears Senate Committee, Heads to Floor
Major CPS Reform Clears Senate Committee, Heads to Floor – Texas Insider:
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services gives unanimous approval to SB 11, Chairman Schwertner says he expects to the bill to pass the Senate early next week.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – This morning, the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services offered a unanimous and bipartisan show of support for Senate Bill 11, legislation that would reform the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and address a number of structural problems with how the state currently manages its child protection efforts.
New York to pay $3M to family of boy molested at group home
New York to pay $3M to family of boy molested at group home - NY Daily News:
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is paying $3 million to the family of developmentally disabled boy repeatedly molested by a staffer at a state-run group home who later wrote that lax supervision at the facility made it "a predator's dream."
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is paying $3 million to the family of developmentally disabled boy repeatedly molested by a staffer at a state-run group home who later wrote that lax supervision at the facility made it "a predator's dream."
Teen Arrested In Foster Mom’s Death Faces Additional Charges
Teen Arrested In Foster Mom’s Death Faces Additional Charges « CBS Denver:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) – The 14-year-old accused of killing her foster mom is now facing additional charges.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) – The 14-year-old accused of killing her foster mom is now facing additional charges.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Grand Jury Says NewYork Foster Care System Endangers Children
Grand Jury Says NewYork Foster Care System Endangers Children | WSHU:
A damning report from a grand jury in New York accuses the state's foster care system of endangering children. The jury found that the state's poor regulations and bureaucracy allowed an alleged predator access to disabled boys for nearly 20 years.
A damning report from a grand jury in New York accuses the state's foster care system of endangering children. The jury found that the state's poor regulations and bureaucracy allowed an alleged predator access to disabled boys for nearly 20 years.
Kirkless council breached parents’ human rights by removing baby
Kirkless council breached parents’ human rights by removing baby | Society | The Guardian:
Council ordered to pay £11,250 after removing week-old baby over father’s ‘unorthodox views’ about benefits of formula milk
Council ordered to pay £11,250 after removing week-old baby over father’s ‘unorthodox views’ about benefits of formula milk
Judge apologizes to parents of girl left in ‘limbo’ for years after flawed Motherisk drug test
Judge apologizes to parents of girl left in ‘limbo’ for years after flawed Motherisk drug test | Toronto Star:
A 10-year-old girl has been in “legal limbo” for nearly half her life after she was “wrongly apprehended” from her mother who had failed a flawed drug test from the Sick Kids’ Motherisk laboratory.
A 10-year-old girl has been in “legal limbo” for nearly half her life after she was “wrongly apprehended” from her mother who had failed a flawed drug test from the Sick Kids’ Motherisk laboratory.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Forced adoption: call for public apology to victims of Scotland’s ‘dirty little secret’
Forced adoption: call for public apology to victims of Scotland’s ‘dirty little secret’ - Sunday Post:
A MOTHER forced to give up her baby in the 1960s because she was an unmarried teenager is hoping to use human rights laws to win an inquiry into why 60,000 women in Scotland suffered the same fate.
A MOTHER forced to give up her baby in the 1960s because she was an unmarried teenager is hoping to use human rights laws to win an inquiry into why 60,000 women in Scotland suffered the same fate.
Judge orders mom to avoid another pregnancy
Judge orders mom to avoid another pregnancy | KCENTV.com:
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Disheartened by the parade of heroin-addicted parents who appeared in her courtroom, a Family Court judge in late December ordered an addict-prostitute to not get pregnant again until she was able to regain custody of her newborn son — the fourth child to be taken from her care because of neglect.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Disheartened by the parade of heroin-addicted parents who appeared in her courtroom, a Family Court judge in late December ordered an addict-prostitute to not get pregnant again until she was able to regain custody of her newborn son — the fourth child to be taken from her care because of neglect.
Cellmate attacks woman jailed for killing foster son
Cellmate attacks woman jailed for killing foster son:
A 22-year-old woman was indicted on assault charges Wednesday, accused of attacking an inmate convicted of killing her foster child. Philomene Elizabeth Boneshirt was charged with three counts of simple assault in the incident that took place at the Minnehaha County jail on Dec. 4. Mary Jennewein was convicted of killing 2-year-old Miles Aiden Zane Stead, a Native American foster child.
A 22-year-old woman was indicted on assault charges Wednesday, accused of attacking an inmate convicted of killing her foster child. Philomene Elizabeth Boneshirt was charged with three counts of simple assault in the incident that took place at the Minnehaha County jail on Dec. 4. Mary Jennewein was convicted of killing 2-year-old Miles Aiden Zane Stead, a Native American foster child.
Investigation finds child welfare system errors in child abuse deaths
Investigation finds child welfare system errors in child abuse deaths:
Pittsburgh-
The number of children who are dying after they are abused is on the rise.
Action News Investigates has found multiple cases in which authorities said children’s lives could have been spared if someone in the child welfare system had been paying closer attention.
Pittsburgh-
The number of children who are dying after they are abused is on the rise.
Action News Investigates has found multiple cases in which authorities said children’s lives could have been spared if someone in the child welfare system had been paying closer attention.
Former child investigator arrested for falsifying records
Former child investigator arrested for falsifying records:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A former Florida child protection investigator is being charged with two counts of falsifying records.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 27-year-old Brittanee Carter on Thursday. Records show she worked for the Department of Children and Families until February 2016.
Sununu, HHS commissioner detail their plan to combat opioid crisis
Sununu, HHS commissioner detail their plan to combat opioid crisis | New Hampshire:
CONCORD – Gov. Chris Sununu and Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers detailed their multi-prong strategy Friday to make use of $6.3 million in federal grants over the next two years to fight the opioid epidemic.
CONCORD – Gov. Chris Sununu and Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers detailed their multi-prong strategy Friday to make use of $6.3 million in federal grants over the next two years to fight the opioid epidemic.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Ex-employee claims DCYF's negligence led to NH child setting himself on fire in lawsuit
Ex-employee claims DCYF's negligence led to NH child setting himself on fire in lawsuit | NH1:
A former employee of the Division of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) filed a lawsuit against her former employer on Jan. 27, with up to 20 separate complaints.Legislators are calling this a whistleblower lawsuit because it came about after she was fired from the department.
NH bill proposes making DCYF independent state agency separate from DHHS
NH bill proposes making DCYF independent state agency separate from DHHS | NH1:
CONCORD - New Hampshire lawmakers are now considering a bill that would make the Division of Children, Youth and Families an independent state agency.
CONCORD - New Hampshire lawmakers are now considering a bill that would make the Division of Children, Youth and Families an independent state agency.
Family of Minn. boy whose death sparked reforms sues county
Family of Minn. boy whose death sparked reforms sues county - StarTribune.com:
Eric Dean's death could have been stopped by social workers, other family, she claims.
MINDY DEGEER
On 15 occasions, day-care workers and others told Pope County authorities that they suspected Eric Dean was being hurt. But it was not enough. His death exposed the failure of a system charged with protecting the youngest Minnesotans.
Eric Dean's death could have been stopped by social workers, other family, she claims.
DHHS supervisor on the run
DHHS supervisor on the run | Riverine Herald:
A supervisor with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) child protection unit, who has held similar positions in Seymour, is wanted by police for allegedly possessing child pornography.
A supervisor with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) child protection unit, who has held similar positions in Seymour, is wanted by police for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Audit: Fired detective mishandled dozens of child abuse cases
Audit: Fired detective mishandled dozens of child abuse cases | WFAA.com:
An audit of a former Crimes Against Children detective’s work led to the reinvestigation of more than 1,100 cases and the issuance of 85 arrest warrants.
An audit of a former Crimes Against Children detective’s work led to the reinvestigation of more than 1,100 cases and the issuance of 85 arrest warrants.
Inside a mom's months-long fight to get back her children
Inside a mom's months-long fight to get back her children - LA Times:
On an unseasonably warm January afternoon a case worker with the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services approached a mid-century apartment complex in Pomona to perform one of the most emotionally charged tasks in public service.
On an unseasonably warm January afternoon a case worker with the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services approached a mid-century apartment complex in Pomona to perform one of the most emotionally charged tasks in public service.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Oklahoma led US in child abuse, neglect by foster parents
Oklahoma led US in child abuse, neglect by foster parents - Washington Times:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma had more children abused or neglected by foster parents in 2015 than any state in the nation, a federal report shows. The report released in January by the Children’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows 150 cases of child abuse or neglect by Oklahoma foster parents during the year.
Powerful social experiment about foster care cruelty
Powerful social experiment about foster care cruelty:
If you witnessed foster care cruelty in public, what would you do?
If you witnessed foster care cruelty in public, what would you do?
No doubt about it, I would so be one of those people that just couldn't help myself getting up and approaching this mother.
A powerful social experiment on the popular show 'What would you do?' has everyone talking. The show focuses on exposing situations that go wrong quickly and catch people’s reactions.
A powerful social experiment on the popular show 'What would you do?' has everyone talking. The show focuses on exposing situations that go wrong quickly and catch people’s reactions.
An 8-year-old boy's death has social workers wondering, 'Could I face criminal charges?'
An 8-year-old boy's death has social workers wondering, 'Could I face criminal charges?' - LA Times:
In a case that has sent a chill through the ranks of child protection workers nationwide, a Los Angeles County judge will soon decide if there is sufficient evidence to put four social workers on trial for criminal negligence in the death of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy they were charged with protecting.
In a case that has sent a chill through the ranks of child protection workers nationwide, a Los Angeles County judge will soon decide if there is sufficient evidence to put four social workers on trial for criminal negligence in the death of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy they were charged with protecting.
Family Court War on Families
Family Court War on Families:
February 9, 2017. Sarasota, FL (ONN). We’ve all seen news reports detailing murders, suicides and murder-suicides caused by denying parents contact with their children. There is no dispute that these parents are out of their minds. But what the news reports never mention is that many of them were driven insane by years of persecution by Family Courts and their war on families.
February 9, 2017. Sarasota, FL (ONN). We’ve all seen news reports detailing murders, suicides and murder-suicides caused by denying parents contact with their children. There is no dispute that these parents are out of their minds. But what the news reports never mention is that many of them were driven insane by years of persecution by Family Courts and their war on families.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Cancer And Death - Unacceptable Vaccine Side Effects
Cancer And Death - Unacceptable Vaccine Side Effects - Your News Wire:
By the age of 6-years old children often receive up to 49 doses of 14 vaccines. In 1940 the maximum number of shots a child would get was 4.
For the first time in history infants have become regularly obese, with a rise of 73% of obesity rates in infants since 1980.
Vaccines contain many contaminants which can cause chronic illness, even cancer, in people which may also be passed down to their children. Ultimately, the rise in vaccines correlates to the rise in cancer and chronic illnesses among the general population.
Trump Orders FBI To Raid CDC Over 'Vaccine-Autism Cover-Up'
Trump Orders FBI To Raid CDC Over 'Vaccine-Autism Cover-Up' - Your News Wire:
On Monday morning President Trump ordered the FBI to raid the CDC headquarters in Atlanta over claims that the agency were covering-up a link between vaccines and autism.
Just hours after Trump’s positive meeting with FBI Director James Comey, agents performed a 3am raid at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention building, accompanied by Doctor William Thompson – a government whistleblower who rose to fame after exposing the CDC’s systematic cover-up of the link between vaccinations and autism.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Court Rules Kentucky Must Pay Relatives Who Care for Foster Children
Court Rules Kentucky Must Pay Relatives Who Care for Foster Children | WKMS:
A federal appeals court has ruled that Kentucky must pay relatives who foster a child just like it pays adults who are licensed foster parents.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Kentucky must pay relatives who foster a child just like it pays adults who are licensed foster parents.
Scalded Arizona girl faced horrors; including living with sex offender
Scalded Arizona girl faced horrors; including living with sex offender - El Paso Inc.: National:
Before being submerged in scalding water, allegedly by the woman who recently adopted her, a Tucson 5-year-old lived with a foster father now imprisoned for sex crimes against children.
Before being submerged in scalding water, allegedly by the woman who recently adopted her, a Tucson 5-year-old lived with a foster father now imprisoned for sex crimes against children.
California Attorney Shawn McMillan on Why He Fights CPS: “They’re Stealing Kids”
California Attorney Shawn McMillan on Why He Fights CPS: “They’re Stealing Kids”:
California civil rights attorney Shawn McMillan recently sat down and spoke with Tammi Stefano of the National Safe Child show regarding his work in litigating against corruption within Child Protection Services (CPS). McMillan gained national headlines at the end of 2016 in a case against Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when a jury awarded his client, Rafaelina Duval, $3.1 million in damages for wrongfully seizing her child.
Arizona foster care worker busted in child porn case
Arizona foster care worker busted in child porn case | 12NEWS.com:
TUCSON - A Tucson man faces charges of of peddling nude pictures of children online, while he was caring for foster children removed from their homes by the state.
TUCSON - A Tucson man faces charges of of peddling nude pictures of children online, while he was caring for foster children removed from their homes by the state.
Child welfare workers held in contempt after refusing to attend hearing into the death of a teenager who livestreamed her own suicide in foster home on Facebook
Child welfare workers held in contempt after refusing to attend hearing into the death of a teenager who livestreamed her own suicide in foster home on Facebook - Long Room:
A judge investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who killed herself live on Facebook has threatened to hold child welfare workers in contempt after they failed to turn up to the hearing.
Nakia Venant broadcast her death live from her foster home in Miami and later police found her hanged in her bathroom.
A judge investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who killed herself live on Facebook has threatened to hold child welfare workers in contempt after they failed to turn up to the hearing.
Nakia Venant broadcast her death live from her foster home in Miami and later police found her hanged in her bathroom.
Friday, February 3, 2017
Federal ruling aims to keep Kentucky foster children in relative
Federal ruling aims to keep Kentucky foster children in relative - WPSD Local 6: Your news, weather, and sports authority:
PADUCAH, Ky -
PADUCAH, Ky -
A federal appeals court ruling aims to keep foster children in the care of their loved ones in Kentucky.
"This would be a win for families and a win for children, regardless of the cost," said McCracken County Family Court Judge Deanna Henschel.
PA Supreme Court Decision Changes Grandparents’ Ability to Seek Physical
PA Supreme Court Decision Changes Grandparents’ Ability to Seek Physical - Visitation Rights Legal Blogs Posted by Jennifer Ryan - Lawyers.com:
Topic: Child Custody Visitation Rights
Prior to Sept. 9, 2016, grandparents in Pennsylvania were able to seek partial physical custody or supervised custody of their grandchildren in the following situations:
- If a parent of the child is deceased;
- If the parents of the child were separated for a period of at least six months or had commenced and continued a proceeding to dissolve their marriage; or
- If the child, for a period of at least 12 consecutive months, resided with the grandparent or great-grandparent, excluding brief temporary absences of the child from the home, and was removed from the home by the parents, and the grandparents filed a complaint within six months of the child being removed from the home.