Parents, more than parenting, may be to blame for obesity - The Washington Post:
The story of a Cleveland 8-year-old put into foster care because his mother neglected to manage his weight, allowing it to rise to 200 pounds, has drawn national attention. It is the first time that state officials can recall a child being moved into foster care solely because of his weight.
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
Monday, November 28, 2011
New Study Involving the School of Pharmacy Raises Concerns Over Foster Children on Antipsychotic Meds
UMB News:
The authors of a unique and revealing study of children in foster care receiving antipsychotic medication are calling for better oversight of such medications for youths.
The authors of a unique and revealing study of children in foster care receiving antipsychotic medication are calling for better oversight of such medications for youths.
"the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined
The Truth Bites "NH": "the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined:
When it comes to the Department of Health and Human Services Nationwide and most assuredly in New Hampshire, "the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined.
The Following article shows how out of touch the New Hampshire Court System is: "In 2007, the state Supreme Court ruled the state underpaid the providers but said the agencies would have to sue to recover their money." Ensuring that a system already backed up, does not have the power to decide a case based on the stipulations of a simple contract (Contract's in America are actually suppose to be legally binding and are a consensual exchange). This article shows this case had to go back and reintroduce the same case in a Civil Suit; essentially a waste of time and money on attorney's to have the contract paid (enforced); and an additional burden on tax payers due to the duplication and additional court time and unfair to the businesses trying to provide services. Government at it's best:
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Sunday News
Published Nov 25, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Nov 24, 2011)
The state must pay $3.55 million to seven residential care providers to resolve a lengthy billing dispute over caring for children, the state Supreme Court ordered this week.
The state Division for Children, Youth and Families had cited budget concerns for not paying rate increases dating back to the 2004 fiscal year, but the court said leftover money elsewhere in the state Department of Health and Human Services budget could have been shifted to pay the providers.
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When it comes to the Department of Health and Human Services Nationwide and most assuredly in New Hampshire, "the trust and confidence" of citizens is seriously undermined.
The Following article shows how out of touch the New Hampshire Court System is: "In 2007, the state Supreme Court ruled the state underpaid the providers but said the agencies would have to sue to recover their money." Ensuring that a system already backed up, does not have the power to decide a case based on the stipulations of a simple contract (Contract's in America are actually suppose to be legally binding and are a consensual exchange). This article shows this case had to go back and reintroduce the same case in a Civil Suit; essentially a waste of time and money on attorney's to have the contract paid (enforced); and an additional burden on tax payers due to the duplication and additional court time and unfair to the businesses trying to provide services. Government at it's best:
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Sunday News
Published Nov 25, 2011 at 3:00 am (Updated Nov 24, 2011)
The state must pay $3.55 million to seven residential care providers to resolve a lengthy billing dispute over caring for children, the state Supreme Court ordered this week.
The state Division for Children, Youth and Families had cited budget concerns for not paying rate increases dating back to the 2004 fiscal year, but the court said leftover money elsewhere in the state Department of Health and Human Services budget could have been shifted to pay the providers.
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Grandparents' rights in dispute
Grandparents' rights in dispute - USATODAY.com:
HARTFORD, Conn. – Increasingly, a wrenching dispute is playing out in courts nationwide: balancing parents' constitutional rights to raise their children without interference against grandparents' desire to be involved in those youngsters' lives.
HARTFORD, Conn. – Increasingly, a wrenching dispute is playing out in courts nationwide: balancing parents' constitutional rights to raise their children without interference against grandparents' desire to be involved in those youngsters' lives.
Time is money: DCF looks to shed costs by tracking its employees
Time is money: DCF looks to shed costs by tracking its employees | The Connecticut Mirror:
Following the lead of private and nonprofit businesses, the Department of Children and Families is considering adding GPS devices to its fleet of 800 vehicles to quash misuse of its vehicles.
In her proposal to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget office, DCF Commissioner Joette Katz estimates these GPS devices will save the state nearly $250,000 in the first year by being able to prove misuse of vehicles, verify overtime hours and save 20 percent on fuel consumption.
Note: Good idea. All the states should be putting GPS's in all DHHS vehicles.
Following the lead of private and nonprofit businesses, the Department of Children and Families is considering adding GPS devices to its fleet of 800 vehicles to quash misuse of its vehicles.
In her proposal to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget office, DCF Commissioner Joette Katz estimates these GPS devices will save the state nearly $250,000 in the first year by being able to prove misuse of vehicles, verify overtime hours and save 20 percent on fuel consumption.
Note: Good idea. All the states should be putting GPS's in all DHHS vehicles.
Social worker laptops stolen
Social worker laptops stolen - Omaha.com:
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Seventeen aging laptop computers have been stolen from an Iowa Department of Human Services office in Pottawattamie County.
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Seventeen aging laptop computers have been stolen from an Iowa Department of Human Services office in Pottawattamie County.
Grandparents help kids develop good social skills, study says
Grandparents help kids develop good social skills, study says | The Salt Lake Tribune:
Kids who have close relationships with grandparents are more likely to engage in positive social behaviors, according to a new study by researchers at Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life.
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Kids who have close relationships with grandparents are more likely to engage in positive social behaviors, according to a new study by researchers at Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life.
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