Born addicted: Number of Florida newborns treated for drug withdrawal is skyrocketing:
Florida's prescription drug epidemic, already responsible for nearly seven deaths a day, is taking its toll on the youngest, most vulnerable in our communities: newborns.
Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Study Says Foster Care Worse Than Abusive Homes
Study Says Foster Care Worse Than Abusive Homes | Kmareka.com:
Older article, but still the same reasoning
Posted on July 5, 2007 by Kiersten Marek
In case the bad news on Rhode Island’s foster care system wasn’t enough, here’s some bad news on the foster care system in Illinois — a larger, longer-term study that may have broader implications. From USA Today:
Children whose families are investigated for abuse or neglect are likely to do better in life if they stay with their families than if they go into foster care, according to a pioneering study.
The findings intensify a vigorous debate in child welfare: whether children are better served with their families or away from them.
Kids who stayed with their families were less likely to become juvenile delinquents or teen mothers and more likely to hold jobs as young adults, says the study by Joseph Doyle, an economics professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management who studies social policy.
“The size of the effects surprised me, because all the children come from tough families,” Doyle says. The National Science Foundation funded the study.
Doyle says his research, which tracked at least 15,000 kids from 1990 to 2002, is the largest study to look at the effects of foster care. He studied kids in Illinois because of a database there that links abuse investigations to other government records. [full text]
The news on trends in helping children is not all bad, though, as evidenced by this related story about how the number of single men adopting foster children has increased by 40%.
Older article, but still the same reasoning
Posted on July 5, 2007 by Kiersten Marek
In case the bad news on Rhode Island’s foster care system wasn’t enough, here’s some bad news on the foster care system in Illinois — a larger, longer-term study that may have broader implications. From USA Today:
Children whose families are investigated for abuse or neglect are likely to do better in life if they stay with their families than if they go into foster care, according to a pioneering study.
The findings intensify a vigorous debate in child welfare: whether children are better served with their families or away from them.
Kids who stayed with their families were less likely to become juvenile delinquents or teen mothers and more likely to hold jobs as young adults, says the study by Joseph Doyle, an economics professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management who studies social policy.
“The size of the effects surprised me, because all the children come from tough families,” Doyle says. The National Science Foundation funded the study.
Doyle says his research, which tracked at least 15,000 kids from 1990 to 2002, is the largest study to look at the effects of foster care. He studied kids in Illinois because of a database there that links abuse investigations to other government records. [full text]
The news on trends in helping children is not all bad, though, as evidenced by this related story about how the number of single men adopting foster children has increased by 40%.
Georgia Advocate Speaks Out Against Psychiatric Medication Use in Nation’s Foster Care System
Georgia Advocate Speaks Out Against Psychiatric Medication Use in Nation’s Foster Care System | JJIE.org:
With his cheery disposition, you wouldn’t suspect Bazan had a troubled childhood. In reality, the 21-year-old has spent a majority of his life in foster homes, and for most of his childhood, he was prescribed anti-depressants and behavioral disorder drugs.
With his cheery disposition, you wouldn’t suspect Bazan had a troubled childhood. In reality, the 21-year-old has spent a majority of his life in foster homes, and for most of his childhood, he was prescribed anti-depressants and behavioral disorder drugs.
Dameron Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Foster Kids
Dameron Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Foster Kids - Southern Maryland News, Charles County, Calvert County and St. Mary's County News:
On October 25, 2011, detectives from the St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Special Victim's Unit, initiated an investigation into allegations George Leonard Frye, age 63, of Dameron, Maryland, sexually assaulted two female children, under the age of 13, who were in his care and custody in 2005 serving as a foster parent. Frye was subsequently charged with two counts of Child Sexual Abuse and two counts of 4th Degree Sex Offense. Frye was transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center where he is being held on $25,000 bond.
On October 25, 2011, detectives from the St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Special Victim's Unit, initiated an investigation into allegations George Leonard Frye, age 63, of Dameron, Maryland, sexually assaulted two female children, under the age of 13, who were in his care and custody in 2005 serving as a foster parent. Frye was subsequently charged with two counts of Child Sexual Abuse and two counts of 4th Degree Sex Offense. Frye was transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center where he is being held on $25,000 bond.
Abused boy’s father fighting for custody
Abused boy’s father fighting for custody | News - Home:
2-year-old found with second-degree burns
Josh Wilson last saw his 2-year-old son Jayden last Christmas. He hadn’t even heard many details about his son’s life until the boy ended up in the headlines last week.
2-year-old found with second-degree burns
Josh Wilson last saw his 2-year-old son Jayden last Christmas. He hadn’t even heard many details about his son’s life until the boy ended up in the headlines last week.
Social worker admits to sex -Warrant reveals Larson was pregnant at time
Social worker admits to sex The Republican-American:
LITCHFIELD — A former social worker at an exclusive private school for special-needs students in Washington, Conn., told police her supervisory relationship with a 16-year-old boy turned sexual.
LITCHFIELD — A former social worker at an exclusive private school for special-needs students in Washington, Conn., told police her supervisory relationship with a 16-year-old boy turned sexual.
Mother takes issue with DHS abuse determination
Mother takes issue with DHS abuse determination
Ruling made despite doctor saying that child's injuries likely accidental
If doctors determine a baby’s injuries are accidental, shouldn’t state child-protective workers, too?
Ruling made despite doctor saying that child's injuries likely accidental
If doctors determine a baby’s injuries are accidental, shouldn’t state child-protective workers, too?
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