Kids in Foster Care 3 Times As Likely To Get Psych Drugs

Pa. Study: Kids in Foster Care 3 Times As Likely To Get Psych Drugs « CBS Philly:

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Children in foster care in Pennsylvania are at least three times as likely as other children to receive drugs used to treat mental illness.

That’s the conclusion of research released today at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the results have public health officials concerned.

Legal Abuse Syndrome

Legal Abuse Syndrome -- Karin Huffer:

“Warning: Protracted Litigation Can be Hazardous to Your Health”

 So says Karin Huffer, whose experience as a marriage and family counselor in private practice and the wife of abusinessman who was brutally defrauded in the courts uniquely qualifies her as an expert on the subject.

Huffer discovered that many of the legal system's victims suffer from a variant of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which she has termed "Legal Abuse Syndrome." The condition derives from the abusive and protracted litigation that many plaintiffs commonly encounter in the courts.

Playing Outside Is Not Neglect - Baby LK Report For June 14th 2015

Police in Michigan Seize 6 Children Because Family Was Camping in Tents

Police in Michigan Seize 6 Children Because Family Was Camping in Tents:

A Michigan family which had dreams of camping during the summer in the great outdoors was horrified when state officials seized their six children simply because they were temporarily living in tents, Off The Grid News has learned. 

Another Medical Kidnapping at Boston Children’s Hospital: Baby Seized Over Formula Disagreement

Another Medical Kidnapping at Boston Children’s Hospital: Baby Seized Over Formula Disagreement:

BABY BELLA SET TO GO UP FOR ADOPTION!!! Sound the alarm! Continue calling until justice is served and Baby Bella is back home where she belongs!

Call the Governor and request Baby Bella go home NOW. DCF is LYING to the Governor’s office and this is happening to more families than just Baby Bella’s!

Governor Baker – 617.725.4005 if you can’t wait, and want to leave message,
PRESS 1
OR call Springfield office: 413.784.1200
Fax: 617.727.9725
TTY: 617.727.3666

also: 888.870.7770 (in state)

Washington, D.C. office phone goes right to voicemail, so leave a message there too! 202.624.7713
SEND a Fax: 202.624.7714

- See more at: http://medicalkidnap.com/2015/04/24/another-medical-kidnapping-at-boston-childrens-hospital-baby-seized-over-formula-disagreement/#sthash.KI9rKRAr.dpuf

Tell Congress to End Federal Funding for Child Welfare

Tell Congress to End Federal Funding for Child Welfare – Let Local Communities Take Over:

Our nation’s Child Welfare system is corrupt, and there are few now who do not recognize the problems. American children in foster care are being abused. And that abuse is far greater than if the children had been left with their families in troubled homes. (See: Foster Care Children are Worse Off than Children in Troubled Homes.) 

Why We Are Stalled in the Reform of CPS

Why We Are Stalled in the Reform of CPS:

It seem that the stall in reform within Children Services is all my fault.  Why is beyond me since all I have done is attempt to explain, the “been there, done that” and it just doesn't work. In fact, it backfires, time and time again!

16 Year old arrested after allegedly throwing bleach at Foster home counselor's face in NY

Liana Brown arrested after allegedly throwing bleach at counselor's face in NY | Daily Mail Online:

Liana Brown had gotten into trouble with the woman, 53, for taking another student's food, police said 

She then allegedly went into cafeteria kitchen and grabbed a cup of bleach 

Pervert abused children in foster care

Pervert abused children in foster care - Edinburgh Evening News:
A pervert has been convicted of abusing two under-age girls while they were in foster care.

Overmedicating children in foster care

Overmedicating children in foster care:

On any given day nearly one in four children in foster care is taking at least one psychotropic medication—more than four times the rate for all children. Nearly half of children living in residential treatment centers or group homes take psychotropic medications. Children in foster care are more likely to be prescribed multiple psychotropic medications at very high doses, although research shows higher doses can result in serious side effects. 

'Kinship Care' program needed to fix broken child welfare system

'Kinship Care' program needed to fix broken child welfare system - Manitoba - CBC News:

There's too much bad press about Child and Family Services, First Nations welfare worker says

Are Parents Going to Jail for Vaccine Injuries?

Are Parents Going to Jail for Vaccine Injuries?:

One of the true travesties of justice in modern society is the medical profession’s refusal to acknowledge vaccine injuries. While U.S. law forces the government to pay out damages to vaccine injuries and deaths in a special federal vaccine court that was setup to protect the manufacturers of vaccines from any legal liabilities, medical professionals continue to deny the existence of vaccine injuries, and therefore research to learn how to help vaccine damaged children is never funded nor conducted.

The fact that the child autism rate has skyrocketed from a rate of 1 out of every 10,000 children to 1 out of every 50 in the past few years, and is still climbing, is a national tragedy as the science linking vaccines to autism is covered up or ignored.

11-Year-Old Boy Played in His Yard. CPS Took Him, Felony Charge for Parents

11-Year-Old Boy Played in His Yard. CPS Took Him, Felony Charge for Parents. - Hit:

One afternoon this past April, a Florida mom and dad I'll call Cindy and Fred could not get home in time to let their 11-year-old son into the house. The boy didn't have a key, so he played basketball in the yard. He was alone for 90 minutes. A neighbor called the cops, and when the parents arrived—having been delayed by traffic and rain—they were arrested for negligence.They were put in handcuffs, strip searched, fingerprinted, and held overnight in jail.

This is what it looks like to have your child removed by Child Protective Services

http://firsttoknow.com/the-heartbreaking-moment-kids-are-taken-away-by-child-protective-services-video/

Montana Grandparents Rally Against Child and Family Services

Montana Grandparents Rally Against Child and Family Services - ABC FOX Montana Local News, Weather, Sports KTMF | KWYB:
Missoula-Grandparents around the state are rallying against Child and Family services.
They stopped in Missoula on Wednesday, carrying signs claiming CFS is putting their children in the wrong hands. Protestors say CFS needs to make changes to their policies, with stricter requirements for their case workers, and a handful of other changes. They shared stories of their grandchildren being put in dangerous living conditions.

Vienna foster mom found guilty in child abuse case

Vienna foster mom found guilty in child abuse case | WKBN.com:

VIENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – A jury on Thursday found a foster mother from Vienna Township guilty of child endangerment for breaking a 2-month old child’s leg.

Social worker 'lied about woman's threat to kill family'

Social worker 'lied about woman's threat to kill family' - BBC News:

A social worker falsely claimed a woman made threats to kill her children, a disciplinary panel has ruled.

The Government is Trying to Criminalize Your Basic Parenting Decisions

The Government is Trying to Criminalize Your Basic Parenting Decisions | PJ Lifestyle:

It’s no secret that cigarette smoke, even second hand, is dangerous for everyone around it. MyFoxDC reports on the latest legislation aimed at smokers,

Former Foster Parent Blasts CPS's Abuse Of Power, Exposes What They Are Doing To Children

Former Foster Parent Blasts CPS's Abuse Of Power, Exposes What They Are Doing To Children:

The very name ‘Child Protective Services‘ denotes that they are supposed to protect the child. According to Nehemiah Flynt, author of Legal Discrimination, it is all a huge lie we have been told. Flynt describes a seedy underbelly of the legal system where children are overmedicated, placed in homes worse than their own, or, in the worst case scenario, removed from loving homes with no justifiable cause.

You Should Have Expected Us - Baby LK Report For June 7th 2015

Foster care system shifts to relatives, but doesn't offer support

Foster care system shifts to relatives, but doesn't offer support | 89.3 KPCC:

With more than half of the foster children in Los Angeles County living with relatives, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said the system isn't doing enough to support them.

First Nation children in child welfare system a 'systemic problem'

First Nation children in child welfare system a 'systemic problem' - Nova Scotia - CBC News:

A Mi'kmaq health official in Nova Scotia says there's still a troubling pattern of placing First Nations children in government-supervised care, years after the last residential school shut down.

Former Foster Parent Speaks Out on Corruption: Falsified Information & Failure To Protect Children from Abuse

Former Foster Parent Speaks Out on Corruption: Falsified Information & Failure To Protect Children from Abuse:

The foster care system is much more complex than what many people realize. If operated in accordance with its design, “the system” would be for children who had no other options available to them. Potential foster families would be heavily screened, then approved for only certain age groups or for certain types of children, and foster care placements would be supervised both by individual foster care agencies and by the state’s Department of Health and Human Resources office.

If “the system” actually operated the way the government wants its citizens to believe it operates, I would not have a problem with foster care at all.

However, it doesn’t really work that way.

2 Children Awarded $1.1M From Medical Kidnap Case

2 Children Awarded $1.1M From Medical Kidnap Case:

SAN DIEGO – Two children removed from their home by county social workers will receive more than a million dollars as part of a settlement deal.

Parents Protest Child Protective Services

Parents Protest Child Protective Services | FOX40:

SACRAMENTO —Parents protested Child Protective Services Friday outside of the Sacramento Family Courthouse.“We want to see change” parent Scott Walker told FOX40.

Group protests Child Protective Services

Group protests Child Protective Services - WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports:

WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports


ALBANY, GA (WALB) -A national protest brought out a small group of activists to the Dougherty County Courthouse Friday.
The group 'anonymous' is calling June 5th international day of protest.

Anonymous rallies local advocates to challenge DHHS

Anonymous rallies local advocates to challenge DHHS - www.kmtv.com:

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) -- Local advocates team up with the national hacktivist group Anonymous.
Parent Unafraid wants to tackle what they call “threatening tactics” within Child Protective Services. There were a handful when Action 3 showed up Friday morning, but with bold signs they have an even bolder message, #OPExposeCPS.

Embattled grandparents, parents, picket in front of CPS

Embattled grandparents, parents, picket in front of CPS - KTVQ.com | Q2 | Continuous News Coverage | Billings, MT:

Bearing signs that read "kid for sale," along with allegations of kidnap, torture, and abuse, a group of people gathered in front of the Child Protective Services Center Friday morning in downtown Billings.

Protesters march on Department of Human Services office in Hancock County

Protesters march on Department of Human Services office in Hancock County | Hancock County | The Sun Herald:

BAY ST. LOUIS -- Crowds of protester gathered in front of the Hancock County office of the Mississippi Department of Human Services on Friday. The demonstration began at 3 p.m. and lasted about two hours.

Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2015/06/05/6263005_protesters-march-on-department.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

Group Protests Family Court System in Augusta

Group Protests Family Court System in Augusta - WJBF-TV ABC 6 Augusta-Aiken:

Columbia County, GA -About a dozen parents showed up at the Columbia County Courthouse on Friday to protest the family court system.

Edmonton woman uses Facebook to find birth son after 18 years apart

Edmonton woman uses Facebook to find birth son after 18 years apart | Calgary Herald:

When Michelle Hood knew her three daughters were old enough to understand, she showed them photos of a smiling blond-haired boy named Austin and told her girls about their older brother.

California Senate passes sweeping reforms to curb psych medications in foster care

California Senate passes sweeping reforms to curb psych medications in foster care - ContraCostaTimes.com:

SACRAMENTO -- In a major step toward curtailing the excessive use of psychiatric drugs on foster children, the California Senate on Thursday approved a package of bills that is already being eyed as a model in Washington, D.C., and across the country.

Girl missing from foster care shot to death in Kansas City

Girl missing from foster care shot to death in Kansas City - SFGate:

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A girl who was reported missing from the Kansas foster care system in 2012 has died after a shooting.

Bills to Curb Drugging of Foster Kids Clears CA Senate

WitnessLA.com » Blog Archive » Bills to Curb Drugging of Foster Kids Clears CA Senate…Veteran’s Court Makes Vets Feel at Home…LA FBI Agent Indicted…and More:

PACKAGE OF BILLS TARGETING OVER-DRUGGING OF CA’S FOSTER KIDS MOVES ON TO STATE ASSEMBLY

On Wednesday, the California Senate approved a package of four California reform bills addressing over-drugging in California foster care system. The bills have bipartisan support, and have a good chance of making it through the Assembly and onto Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. But a price tag of between $8-$22 million may be a tough sell for the governor.

Group pickets in front of Child Protective Services in downtown Billings

Group pickets in front of Child Protective Services in downtown Billings:

Carrying signs that read “Criminal Protection Service” and a “KIDS” for-sale sign, a group of about two dozen people picketed outside the Billings offices of Child Protection Services on Friday.

Abuse, Family Separation And Foster Care Link To Mental Illness In Black Children

Abuse, Family Separation And Foster Care Link To Mental Illness In Black Children | Pride News Magazine:

When Black children are removed from their parents’ homes, even though the parents might be neglectful and abusive, it is still traumatic for them. This type of trauma, like other forms, can have long-lasting mental health effects.

St. Charles County foster care mom gets suspended sentence for injuries to infant

St. Charles County foster care mom gets suspended sentence for injuries to infant : News:

ST. CHARLES COUNTY • A former St. Charles County foster mother got a suspended 14-year prison sentence Wednesday in a case in which an infant in her care nearly died.

What Life is Like After Being Targeted By Child Protective Services

After being targeted by CPS/DCYF, life is never the same. The entire family is slandered and thrown to the wolves. The children/grandchildren are taken, never to be seen again. The loss is unbearable.
You go to bed at night, thinking about the children, praying for their safe return, praying no harm comes to them. You wake up in the morning and your first thoughts are about the stolen children. Every day is the same. The despair never ends. A nightmare that just won't quit. You somehow, can now identify CPS/DCYF worker's and Foster strangers everywhere you go. It's like you have a new sense. You always know who they are.
Your life is changed forever. The happiness is gone. Days of depression and anxiety. Tears and despair. Loving memories of the stolen children. Horrifying memories of the children stolen right in front of your eyes. Lost work, after never missing work before the nightmare began. You've become a shell, no longer able to live the happy life you once had.You can't even look at another child without crying. Everywhere you go, you see children. You see Mother's and grandparents pushing their children and grandchildren in carriages and you cry. The pain is never ending. How do you go on living a normal life after your children/grandchildren are stolen by the State? You don't!
You worked all your life, loved and protected your children and grandchildren and always followed the law. You never hurt anyone. You made friends everywhere you went, but for some ungodly reason, CPS/DCYF has targeted your family and you of all people!
False report's are extremely dangerous. They tear apart good families and wreak havoc on a family's well being.You are disrespected and treated like dirt and your family values are in question, even though you've done nothing wrong. You get blamed for the path's your children have taken, even when they're falsely accused. You've worked all your life. Were you supposed to hold your children's hands their entire childhood? Once they become a teen, it's very hard to watch them every minute of every day.
New children are born. Children who will never take the place of the children stolen from your family, but of course you love them more than life itself and you vow to protect them with everything in your being. A new nightmare begins. You constantly watch over your shoulder. You watch all the car's that pull up near your house. The children are forbidden from leaving your sight. Even in your fenced in yard. You're afraid to send them to school. Afraid to let the children out of your sight, for fear they will also be stolen. There is no normalcy. Life is never the same, no matter how hard you try. It just doesn't happen. You never stop thinking about your stolen children/grandchildren and now you have to worry about the new little ones. A never ending nightmare that just won't quit. Will life ever get any easier? I always heard life get's easier as you get older, but don't count on it when your family has been targeted by CPS/DCYF!

Unhappy Grammy

How to Protect Yourself and Your Children from Medical Kidnapping

How to Protect Yourself and Your Children from Medical Kidnapping:

It is common for people to spend more time deliberating over what type of cable TV package they will purchase than over who will provide their family with primary health care services. Making the right choice of health care provider may be one of the most important decisions that you make for your family. It may determine whether your family stays together or is broken up and destroyed by Child Protective Services. 

#OpExposeCPS - Baby LK Report For May 31st 2015

Doctor Involved in Arizona Medical Kidnapping Case to Face Charges Before Arizona Medical Board

Doctor Involved in Arizona Medical Kidnapping Case to Face Charges Before Arizona Medical Board:

On Wednesday June 3, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. the Arizona Medical Board will review the complaint against the State of Arizona’s expert witness on child abuse cases, Kathryn Coffman, M.D. The meeting will take place at 9535 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (See meeting agenda.)

Dr. Coffman is named a defendant in a federal lawsuit currently pending in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court by Leanna Smith, who has sued the State of Arizona, CPS, and doctors in the medical kidnapping of her two daughters.

Hundreds protest ‘kidnapping’ in Norway’s Child Welfare System

Hundreds protest ‘kidnapping’ in Norway’s Child Welfare System — RT News:

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Norwegian capital Oslo, to protest against the country’s foster care system. They are angry at children being ‘kidnapped’ from their families, which the protesters say is a breach of family rights.

Child Dies While in Foster Care, Parents Want Justice

Child Dies While in Foster Care, Parents Want Justice | WSILTV | Local News:

CAIRO -- The birth family of 10-month-old Kalisha Hill laid her to rest Saturday.It's been a rough three years for this large family. In 2012, after the father, Isaac Hill, admitted abuse, he and Katrina Hill lost custody of each of their ten children.

The science behind shaken baby syndrome

The science behind shaken baby syndrome | News - Home:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says one in four babies die after being violently shaken.But some legal experts are raising some doubts about that diagnosis especially in criminal cases.

Newly released court records raise doubts about birth at Homer G. Phillips Hospital

Newly released court records raise doubts about birth at Homer G. Phillips Hospital : News:

ST. LOUIS • The city’s family court has formally released the original birth certificate and adoption records of Melanie Gilmore, the woman at the center of controversy involving the former maternity ward of Homer G. Phillips Hospital.

A Digital Solution to the Overprescription of Medications for Foster Children

A Digital Solution to the Overprescription of Medications for Foster Children | Wendy Lazarus:

For children and youth in foster care, instability and disorder can be one of few constants. First, a troubled home life leads to a sudden break from families and kin. Once in foster care, such kids will likely change homes, schools and care providers several times each year. This instability disrupts crucial relationships and causes essential information to be lost in the shuffle between placements and homes. Gaps in critical information become especially problematic when it comes to health. One particular example is when children and youth in foster care require ongoing medication management and careful handoffs between medical providers -- or when past treatments were ineffective or inappropriate. This isn't just hypothetical: we now know that children and youth in foster care are prescribed powerful mood-changing drugs--including those used to treat ADHD, anxiety, depression, and psychosis -- at rates 2.7 to 4.5 times higher than other children in Medicaid. While sometimes appropriate, these high rates suggest widespread overprescribing. Fortunately, a number of technology-enabled information-sharing initiatives may soon address the gaps in information and lapses in oversight that contribute to this problem.

Georgia demotes Walker County child welfare director after complaints

Georgia demotes Walker County child welfare director after complaints | Local News | Times Free Press:

State officials confirmed that the Walker County Division of Family and Children Services director was removed from her position after multiple complaints from the community.

Norway social workers lied in court to keep child

Norway social workers lied in court to keep child - The Local:

Norway's controversial Child Welfare Service submitted false evidence in order to keep a child in foster care against the wishes of the mother, a court in Norway has ruled.

Foster mother charged with beating, critically injuring 2-year-old boy

Foster mother charged with beating, critically injuring 2-year-old boy | Fox 59:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 27, 2015) – An Indianapolis foster mother is facing felony charges in the severe beating of a 2-year-old boy that has left the child in critical condition for several days.

Foster mother rebooked on murder charge in death of 22-month-old girl

Foster mother rebooked on murder charge in death of 22-month-old girl | New Orleans - WDSU Home:

LACOMBE, La. —The foster mother of a 22-month-old child that was allegedly beaten to death was rebooked on a charge of first-degree murder.