False abuse allegation posted on Facebook investigated

False abuse allegation posted on Facebook investigated:

MANCHESTER, Ohio | A scuffle and a lost cell phone led to more investigations after allegations of child abuse were posted on social networking sites this week.

ADOPTED-Alleged abuse victim liked to 'concentration camp survivor'

Alleged abuse victim liked to 'concentration camp survivor' - WNEM TV 5:
PEORIA, AZ (CBS5) -
A Peoria couple face felony child abuse charges after two of their adoptive daughters outlined a pattern of ongoing physical and psychological abuse at the hands of their parents that began five years ago as an attempt, the mother said, to "train" the girls to be "loving and nurturing."

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R.I. tightens procedures for prescribing psychotropic drugs for children in foster care

R.I. tightens procedures for prescribing psychotropic drugs for children in foster care | Breaking News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal:

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Rhode Island’s child welfare agency has brought in a psychiatrist to oversee the prescribing of psychotropic medications for youths in its care in the wake of growing nationwide concerns about the overreliance on these medications for foster children.

Panelists talk with Maine tribes about trauma of foster care, separation from families

BAR HARBOR, Maine — The organizers of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission hope the work they have done uncovering the stories of tribal members who were involved with the child welfare system will inspire other states to tackle such an undertaking.

Father of girl at center of adoption controversy sues former foster parents, 15 others for defamation

Father of girl at center of adoption controversy sues former foster parents, 15 others for defamation:

The father of the young girl at the center of an interstate custody battle has filed a lawsuit against the child’s former foster parents and 15 other people seeking unspecified damages for defamation of character. 

Foster mom of victim in triple murder had concerns about suspect

Foster mom of victim in triple murder had concerns about suspect:

POLK COUNTY -- 

The foster mother of one of the victims from the recent triple murder in Lakeland is speaking out about her concerns about David Smith, the man who committed the murders and then killed himself.

Foster mom accused of raping kids to stand trial

Foster mom accused of raping kids to stand trial:

A former Hamilton County foster mother accused of raping children in her care was found competent to stand trial Tuesday.

Former foster child sues Alberta government for $2.4 million

Former foster child sues Alberta government for $2.4 million:

EDMONTON - A former foster child is suing the Alberta government for $2.4 million and claims they failed to provide her with promised therapy and hid her past history of sexual abuse from her adoptive family.

Florida officials take custody of child protection worker's kids

Florida officials take custody of child protection worker's kids - Yahoo News:

ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Florida child protection investigators took custody of six children from one of their co-workers whose house was raided by narcotics agents, authorities reported.

Daughter abused by her adoptive mother Eunice Spry tells of fears over release

Daughter abused by her adoptive mother Eunice Spry tells of fears over release | Mail Online:

'She forced a stick down my throat and made me eat my own vomit': Daughter abused by adoptive mother for 20 years tells of torture and fears over her imminent release from prison

Prosecutor: Ohio man conspired with teen foster child in wife's slaying

Prosecutor: Ohio man conspired with teen foster child in wife's slaying | Local News - WLKY Home:

PAINESVILLE, Ohio —A prosecutor tells a jury that a northeast Ohio man started an affair with his teenage foster daughter and then conspired with the girl to kill his wife.

Vermont dcf Public hearings begin Tuesday

Vermont dcf hearing begin:

Vermont ranks last among the 50 states regarding how well it responds to allegations of child mistreatment, according to a 2012 study conducted by the federal Health and Human Services Department.

Former foster parent charged with raping children ruled competent to stand trial

Barbara Brooks: Former foster parent charged with raping children ruled competent to stand trial - Story:

CINCINNATI --  Barbara Brooks, a 63-year-old former Hamilton County foster parent, pleaded not guilty in June 2012 to charges of sexually assaulting four different children she babysat between January 2000 and Feb. 27, 2007.

Florida child protective investigator charged with child neglect

Florida child protective investigator charged with child neglect | Mail Online:

Child protective investigator charged with child neglect after her six children are found living in squalor among roaches, trash and 26 marijuana plants

DCF worker faces child neglect, drug charges, Osecola cops say

DCF worker faces child neglect, drug charges, Osecola cops say | News - Home:

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -

A Department of Children and Families worker has been arrested on drug charges and child neglect after deputies say they found her home in "deplorable" condition.

Skeletons of 800 babies, infants believed to be buried at Bon Secours Sisters site

Skeletons of 800 babies, infants believed to be buried at Bon Secours Sisters site | News.com.au:

A WOMAN with a dark secret has revealed why the skeletons of about 800 infants and children are believed to be in a disused septic tank.

Cyrus Patten: Vermont kids deserve better

Cyrus Patten: Vermont kids deserve better - VTDigger:

Two children died recently. There is no escaping the conclusion that they were failed by the system. Yet we’ve been told our system has not failed.

Social worker who wanted "violent" teen mum to keep child suspended for a year

Social worker who wanted "violent" teen mum to keep child suspended for a year (From Basildon Recorder):

A FORMER council social worker who enabled a “violent” teenage mother to keep her “at risk” child has been banned from working in his profession for a year.

Don't Throw Shoes At Foster Kids - Baby LK Report For June 1st 2014

House Ways and Means Committee Discusses Obama Plan on Psychotropics on Foster children

House Ways and Means Committee Discusses Obama Plan on Psychotropics | The Chronicle of Social Change:

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources heard testimony yesterday on the disproportionate use of psychotropic medications on foster youths, and the president’s $750 million proposal to address the issue.

U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To More Long-Term Problems?

U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To More Long-Term Problems? | STIR Journal:

Studies show that abused or neglected children placed in foster care face lifelong challenges greater than children who remain with their families.

Pictures of Our Stolen Bella

Isabella and Mommy. Does my Mommy look like she's on drug's? Nashua, NH DCYF said she was, but I know she wasn't!

Isabella, Happy visiting with Mommy-Dec.14,2005

Isabella visiting Mommy, with the "special" bottle DCYF forced Mommy to buy or Isabella went without eating at their visit, because the parent aide, Sue wouldn't let Mommy use the Strangers bottle in her diaper bag. Dec. 14,2005

Vaccine registry being formed for NH

Vaccine registry being formed for NH

Please be aware that NH DHHS is working to put in place a State Vaccine Registry of all residents of NH, children and adults.  NH law allows this to happen and on April 23 the Executive Council approved a 5-year contract with Scientific Technologies Corp from Arizona. http://www.stchome.com/corporate-structure/

Check out their blog.  This is a very militant company when it comes to vaccine policy.

 

Here is the link to the rules for the “Immunization Registry”.

http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/oos/aru/documents/hep307ip.pdf

There was a public hearing on May 22 but you still have time to send in your written objections and suggestions to these rules.
The deadline for written comments is this Thursday, May 29.

Please send your comments to Michael Holt, Rules Coordinator by fax (271-5590) or email micheal.holt@dhhs.state.nh.us

 

One of the most offensive provisions of the proposed rules is that this is an “opt-out” registry where if you don’t want to be on the registry you must get a government form, fill it out, and file it with the NH DHHS where you will be put on a different list.  Either way, you are on a government list!  Declining should be as easy as saying no.  A better alternative would for this registry to be an opt-in for those who want to be on the state’s list.

 

It is also very troubling that simply declining a vaccine will get you on the list as a refusal.  A refusal is a “vaccination event” as shown in the definitions.

 

Please consider your most important objections to these proposed rules and write to Michael Holt today.  It doesn’t have to be long.  It doesn’t have to be elaborate.  Simply write from the heart about what troubles you the most and your suggestions for changes.

 

Thanks so much.

 

Laura Condon, NH Director of Advocacy for NVIC

Let’s Blow Up American Child Welfare and Start Over

Let’s Blow Up American Child Welfare and Start Over:

You know the look. You’ve finally managed to get out of the office like your family and friends said you should. You’ve dressed up a bit and made it to a social event where you’ll meet some engaging and smart people who do things other than represent stigmatized, deeply challenged children and parents. You’re swapping stories and chuckles, and actually starting to believe that there’s life out there beyond the confines of your caseload. And then someone asks what you do, and you tell them, and you get that look. Not rolling their eyes exactly, as these are sensitive folks who know they should consider what you do important. Instead, it’s a slump of the shoulders, a tilt of the head, and a weak, wan smile in the eyes and on the lips that says, “Oh, you poor thing.” An esteemed public policy professor once gave me that look after I told her what I wanted to do with my life, as she said, “Oh, God. Talk about your intractable social problems…”

Social worker suspended from register after undermining child protection order application

Social worker suspended from register after undermining child protection order application | Community Care:

Social worker's actions put child at "unnecessary but foreseeable risk of harm", says HCPC conduct panel

Report: Mass. not attentive to core issues behind child welfare cases

Report: Mass. not attentive to core issues behind child welfare cases - Lowell Sun Online:

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

STATE HOUSE -- While the Department of Children and Families mishandled the case of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver, a new independent review of the child welfare agency absolved the department of direct responsibility for the boy's death in a report outlining systemic staffing, policy and technology shortcomings.

Justina Pelletier's Friends Surprise Her With a 16th Birthday Party

Justina Pelletier's Friends Surprise Her With a 16th Birthday Party | LifeNews.com:

Justina Pelletier, the teen at the center of a legal battle between the Pelletier family and Boston Children’s Hospital over custody and proper medical treatment, received a surprise 16th birthday party from her friends over the weekend.

Group Working to Keep Families Together

Group Working to Keep Families Together:

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) -- Good neighbors in the Valley are finding homes for kids with no where to go. Now a new mission is working to keep families together and stop the problem in its tracks.

But we do know that children belong with their biological families. If it's a safe environment and if we can help it remain safe and stable, then they definitely belong with their biological families.

State Overturns 1 Out Of 3 CPS Child Abuse, Neglect Claims

State Overturns 1 Out Of 3 CPS Child Abuse, Neglect Claims:

The state is overturning far more cases in which Child Protective Services initially ruled that a child was abused or neglected.Each year the state overturns more than 1 out of 3 decisions challenged by people who CPS claims have mistreated children.

Don't Beat Your Foster Parents - Baby LK Report For May 25th,2014

Parents in UK town of Watford who failed to give baby son a name after five months lose him to adoption

Parents in UK town of Watford who failed to give baby son a name after five months lose him to adoption | News.com.au:

A COUPLE has had their five-month-old baby taken off them in part because they failed to give the boy a name.



SICK!!!!! Just Another Totally STUPID Reason To KIDNAP A Child!!!

Pope declares 'zero tolerance' on child abuse

Pope declares 'zero tolerance' on child abuse | kvue.com Austin:

JERUSALEM — Pope Francis said Monday he will meet with a group of sex abuse victims next month at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who would violate a child.

Sorry Day rallies call for changes to state child-protection regimes

Sorry Day rallies call for changes to state child-protection regimes | World news | theguardian.com:

Number of Indigenous children removed from their families has increased fivefold since Bringing Them Home report of 1997

Children in care 'a new stolen generation'

Children in care 'a new stolen generation':

Aboriginal people who live a traditional lifestyle are being punished with the removal of their children by child protective services in what's being called a new stolen generation, a researcher says.

Social worker fined for death of addict's son

Social worker fined for death of addict's son - The Local:

A social worker in Leipzig has been fined by a court after a mother died of a drug overdose and her two-year-old son died of thirst next to the body.

Doctor concerned burned foster child at risk

Doctor concerned burned foster child at risk:

A veteran Strathmore emergency room doctor fears a vulnerable foster child may be in peril after she was returned to a foster home where she suffered serious burns to her face five months ago.

Five-month-old baby to be put up for adoption because father gets angry with social workers

Five-month-old baby to be put up for adoption because father gets angry with social workers - Home News - UK - The Independent:

A five-month-old baby who has still not been given a name will be put up for adoption because of his father’s hostility to social workers, a High Court judge has ruled.

The case will raise concerns about the impact of poor parental relationships with social workers on a child’s care arrangements.

Forced adoptees are not alone

Forced adoptees are not alone | Latrobe Valley Express:

Latrobe Valley residents meeting to talk about the often painful impacts of forced adoption have been given an opportunity to see things from another perspective.

Foster mom charged in Catoosa County tot's death

Foster mom charged in Catoosa County tot's death | Times Free Press:

A foster parent has been charged with murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl who died on New Year's Day from injuries suffered while in foster care in Catoosa County, Ga.

Crimes spark foster home review

Crimes spark foster home review - Brandon Sun:

Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services says it has initiated a review of Specialized Foster Homes after confirming a second high-profile crime has been linked to youths who live at the group homes.

Mother killed son amid probe by CPS

Mother killed son amid probe by CPS - City & Region - The Buffalo News:

Erie County Child Protective Services had been investigating a complaint concerning the welfare of 8-year-old Jacob T. Noe but failed to remove the boy from his home before his mother allegedly killed him last week.

Misdemeanor charge dropped against mom who kept DCF out of house

Misdemeanor charge dropped against mom who kept DCF out of house - Thehour.com: Norwalk:

NORWALK -- A misdemeanor charge against a 35-year-old mother, accused of not allowing state Department of Children and Families workers into her house, was dropped, but her attempt to get the most serious charges against her dismissed failed Wednesday at Norwalk Superior Court.

More Texas child abuse claims by CPS being overturned

More Texas child abuse claims by Child Protective Services being overturned upon appeal:

AUSTIN, Texas — The state is overturning an increasing number of cases in which Child Protective Services initially ruled that a child had been abused or neglected, according to a newspaper report Sunday.

Human Trafficking Children - Child Protective Services (CPS) Quota - Remove Your Children - CPS Cashing In On "Child Abuse" - Going Rate: $3300.00 Per Month

Abel Danger: Human Trafficking Children - Child Protective Services (CPS) Quota - Remove Your Children - CPS Cashing In On "Child Abuse" - Going Rate: $3300.00 Per Month:

Special Report on CPS Sponsored Child Abductions: CPS Insiders Blow the Whistle

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Relatives Get Paid Less To Foster Children Than Strangers Under California Policy

Relatives Get Paid Less To Foster Children Than Strangers Under California Policy « CBS Sacramento:

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Research has shown foster children do better in a home with relatives than strangers.  But relative foster parents are often given a fraction of the funding to raise those kids, than a stranger foster care parent would receive.

Note: Of course Foster strangers get more money than relatives. That's no surprise.  And so does CPS/DCYF, Nationwide. That's the reason more often than not that children are placed with Foster strangers. CPS/DCYF lose money if the children are placed with relatives.

Birth mother speaks out in NAACP foster fight

Birth mother speaks out in NAACP foster fight - WFTX-TV Fort Myers/Naples, FL:

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - The biological mother of a child involved a racially charged foster care battle is speaking out. 

Will And Jada Pinkett-Smith Investigated By Child Protective Services

Will And Jada Pinkett-Smith Investigated By Child Protective Services « | Bossip:

Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith have seen their parenting skills come under fire after a picture of their daughter, Willow, 13, in bed with actor Moises Arias, 20, was posted on social media. Now, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services has officially opened an investigation into the incident.

Stop Stealing Our Children - Baby LK Report For May 18th 2014

US Supreme Court Rules Government Officers Liable | private person

US Supreme Court Rules Government Officers Liable | private person:

One of the legal fantasies promoted by governments and officials is the idea of ‘sovereign immunity’… where they are not liable for their corrupt and illegal actions.

Unfortunately this lie of ‘sovereign immunity’ is also repeated unknowingly by people who have a real case against government officials and therefore do not pursue very valid claims.

A recent US Supreme Court decision clarified and confirmed that the government and their agents can be held liable and accountable for wrongdoing carried out by officials in its employment while on the job.