Prosecutor: Agency kept abuse complaint quiet:
"A Yellowstone County prosecuting attorney is questioning why a state agency didn't report a child molestation complaint to police.
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
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Parents say suspect in slaying of officer had been troubled
Parents say suspect in slaying of officer had been troubled | | The Bulletin:
PENDLETON — The parents of a man charged with killing a corrections officer in Umatilla County say they tried to help their son get his life on track but that he had recently been on a downward spiral.
In interviews with the East Oregonian newspaper, the parents described a troubled past of drug addiction and foster care for 22-year-old Joshua Weeks.
PENDLETON — The parents of a man charged with killing a corrections officer in Umatilla County say they tried to help their son get his life on track but that he had recently been on a downward spiral.
In interviews with the East Oregonian newspaper, the parents described a troubled past of drug addiction and foster care for 22-year-old Joshua Weeks.
Denver Man: Psychtropic Drugs Over-Used In Foster Care
Denver Man: Psychtropic Drugs Over-Used In Foster Care - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver:
GAO Report Says Better Oversight Needed
DENVER -- A recent study by the Government Accountability Office shows that foster children are prescribed mental health drugs far more frequently than other children.
Some critics said psychotropic drugs are the easy way out.
GAO Report Says Better Oversight Needed
DENVER -- A recent study by the Government Accountability Office shows that foster children are prescribed mental health drugs far more frequently than other children.
Some critics said psychotropic drugs are the easy way out.
DSS Drugs Kids! It Can't Be Denied, the Proof is all Over the News!
DSS Drugs Kids! It Can't Be Denied, the Proof is all Over the News! - Easley, SC Patch:
This week, both ABC & CBS ran reports telling the horrible truth! Family rights activists and many birth families have been trying to bring this fact to the general public for years. They have all been treated like a bunch of nut cases for their efforts. Well now, the major media has investigated, and discovered these folks were right all along.
I have no need to make this a long article, the folks at ABC and CBS have done the legwork and made the courageous decision to air the dirty laundry of the foster system. There have been many reports over te years warning America there is a problem. Statistics such as the fact that 80% of the population of State and Federal prisons in this country are "graduates" of the foster system. Foster kids are far less likely to go to college, or even graduate from high school. Foster kids are abused while in the system at a much higher rate than the kids in the general population.
Note: Drugging foster children Is just the tip of the iceberg. CPS/DCYF's reign of terror is about to end. In NH alone, there is much coming down on them all at once. The drugging of foster children, a lawsuit against them by group homes/children's homes which thy have to pay back 3.5 million dollars, 6 disabled patient's have died under DCYF's watch, the Legislature is pushing to impeach Judges and Marital Master's. These are just a few of NH DCYF's problem's. There are more, but I can't let the cat out of the bag at this time. Some they know about, some they don't. They are in for a rude awakening! When the shit hit's the fan, which it should very soon, you'll here the good news. I can"t wait!
This week, both ABC & CBS ran reports telling the horrible truth! Family rights activists and many birth families have been trying to bring this fact to the general public for years. They have all been treated like a bunch of nut cases for their efforts. Well now, the major media has investigated, and discovered these folks were right all along.
I have no need to make this a long article, the folks at ABC and CBS have done the legwork and made the courageous decision to air the dirty laundry of the foster system. There have been many reports over te years warning America there is a problem. Statistics such as the fact that 80% of the population of State and Federal prisons in this country are "graduates" of the foster system. Foster kids are far less likely to go to college, or even graduate from high school. Foster kids are abused while in the system at a much higher rate than the kids in the general population.
Note: Drugging foster children Is just the tip of the iceberg. CPS/DCYF's reign of terror is about to end. In NH alone, there is much coming down on them all at once. The drugging of foster children, a lawsuit against them by group homes/children's homes which thy have to pay back 3.5 million dollars, 6 disabled patient's have died under DCYF's watch, the Legislature is pushing to impeach Judges and Marital Master's. These are just a few of NH DCYF's problem's. There are more, but I can't let the cat out of the bag at this time. Some they know about, some they don't. They are in for a rude awakening! When the shit hit's the fan, which it should very soon, you'll here the good news. I can"t wait!
Behind a wall of secrecy, parents who lost their children are now in jail
Daily mail inspirational women of the year 2009: Behind a wall of secrecy, parents who lost their children are now in jail:
There have been more disturbing developments in our secretive family protection court system. Two cases involving parents whose children were taken from them by social workers have been so curious that I have reported on them here more than any others. Each, having previously been heard by more junior judges, has now been taken over personally by Lord Justice Wall, head of the Family Division.
There have been more disturbing developments in our secretive family protection court system. Two cases involving parents whose children were taken from them by social workers have been so curious that I have reported on them here more than any others. Each, having previously been heard by more junior judges, has now been taken over personally by Lord Justice Wall, head of the Family Division.
Ke'onte, 12, tells Congress how he was drugged for 4 years in foster care
Ke'onte, 12, tells Congress how he was drugged for 4 years in foster care | Mail Online:
Government report finds foster children are 13 times more likely to be heavily medicated
Ke'onte, 12, testifies to Congress he was drugged into a stupor as a foster child
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Government report finds foster children are 13 times more likely to be heavily medicated
Ke'onte, 12, testifies to Congress he was drugged into a stupor as a foster child
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VIDEO – ABC – DAY THREE – Mind-Altering Psych Drugs for a 7-Year-Old
VIDEO – ABC – DAY THREE – Mind-Altering Psych Drugs for a 7-Year-Old - Psych News:
ABC
Mind-Altering Psych Drugs for a 7-Year-Old
By JOSEPH DIAZ and CLAIRE WEINRAUB
Dec. 2, 2011
Not long ago, 7-year-old Brooke was on a medical regimen that might seem extreme, even for an adult: The 43-pound girl was prescribed multiple mind-altering psychotropic drugs.
Dealt a tough hand early in life — her birth mother had a history of drug dealing and prostitution — Brooke was prone to extreme tantrums and wild behavior. Her foster mother, Lisa Ward, says a Florida foster care agency instructed her to take the girl to a mental health clinic. The clinic prescribed anti-psychotic medication, often used to treat schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
“Within a few weeks, probably two, they decided that it wasn’t working. They needed to do something else,” Ward recalled. “At this point, she’s getting worse, she’s not getting any better.”
Brooke was given 10 different prescriptions in four months, with the clinic frequently increasing her doses.
As a foster mother, Ward felt she had no choice. She worried that the state would take Brooke away if she didn’t give the girl the medication.
“We were told to put our faith in the system and that’s what we did,” Ward said. “They kept saying she needs more medication.”
Foster children are medicated with psychotropic drugs up to 13 times more than other kids. Michael Piraino, the chief executive of the National CASA Association, a foster children’s advocacy group, said that, as a population, foster children tend to be more troubled than their peers.
“If you’ve been hurt the way these kids are, you or I would feel the same way,” he said.
But Piraino said helping the children is not about always trying “to change their brain chemistry.”
“When a doctor tells me that the drug is working, I would ask, ‘Who’s it working for? Is it working for the kid? Is it working for the caretaker? Is it working for the system? It only matters to me whether it’s working for the kid,” he said. “Frankly, we want the doctors and nurses who are prescribing these medicines to look at their behavior and think – and ask this question: ‘Are we doing something wrong here?’ And to the extent that we are, individually or collectively, let’s change that.”
Delaware Sen. Tom Carper held a congressional hearing Thursday, demanding changes in the foster care system.
“In my judgment, no children in this country should be taking at the same time five different kinds of psychotropic drugs,” he said. “None.”
A Different Kind of Medicine
Despite the increases in dosage, Brooke’s rages continued. Finally, Ward had enough — she decided to pay for the services of a private doctor, Dr. Luis Quinones. a psychiatrist.
Quinones was stunned by the pills Brooke was taking.
“The first thing we’ve got to think about: Is the medicine causing this?” he said. “There always has to be a high index of suspicion when we’re using these agents.”
Brooke is now being weaned off all her medication, and while she still has emotional challenges, she is learning to take advantage of a different kind of medicine.
“What’s another choice over a tantrum? What’s a good choice?” Ward recently asked her.
“To hug you,” Brooke replied.
Recently, there was a new reason for hugs — and it was a happy one: Ward adopted Brooke and her older sister, Kayla.
Besides being Brooke and Kayla’s mom, Ward also recently took on another role: fighting for all of Florida’s foster children.
© 2011 Psych News |
ABC
Mind-Altering Psych Drugs for a 7-Year-Old
By JOSEPH DIAZ and CLAIRE WEINRAUB
Dec. 2, 2011
Not long ago, 7-year-old Brooke was on a medical regimen that might seem extreme, even for an adult: The 43-pound girl was prescribed multiple mind-altering psychotropic drugs.
Dealt a tough hand early in life — her birth mother had a history of drug dealing and prostitution — Brooke was prone to extreme tantrums and wild behavior. Her foster mother, Lisa Ward, says a Florida foster care agency instructed her to take the girl to a mental health clinic. The clinic prescribed anti-psychotic medication, often used to treat schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.
“Within a few weeks, probably two, they decided that it wasn’t working. They needed to do something else,” Ward recalled. “At this point, she’s getting worse, she’s not getting any better.”
Brooke was given 10 different prescriptions in four months, with the clinic frequently increasing her doses.
As a foster mother, Ward felt she had no choice. She worried that the state would take Brooke away if she didn’t give the girl the medication.
“We were told to put our faith in the system and that’s what we did,” Ward said. “They kept saying she needs more medication.”
Foster children are medicated with psychotropic drugs up to 13 times more than other kids. Michael Piraino, the chief executive of the National CASA Association, a foster children’s advocacy group, said that, as a population, foster children tend to be more troubled than their peers.
“If you’ve been hurt the way these kids are, you or I would feel the same way,” he said.
But Piraino said helping the children is not about always trying “to change their brain chemistry.”
“When a doctor tells me that the drug is working, I would ask, ‘Who’s it working for? Is it working for the kid? Is it working for the caretaker? Is it working for the system? It only matters to me whether it’s working for the kid,” he said. “Frankly, we want the doctors and nurses who are prescribing these medicines to look at their behavior and think – and ask this question: ‘Are we doing something wrong here?’ And to the extent that we are, individually or collectively, let’s change that.”
Delaware Sen. Tom Carper held a congressional hearing Thursday, demanding changes in the foster care system.
“In my judgment, no children in this country should be taking at the same time five different kinds of psychotropic drugs,” he said. “None.”
A Different Kind of Medicine
Despite the increases in dosage, Brooke’s rages continued. Finally, Ward had enough — she decided to pay for the services of a private doctor, Dr. Luis Quinones. a psychiatrist.
Quinones was stunned by the pills Brooke was taking.
“The first thing we’ve got to think about: Is the medicine causing this?” he said. “There always has to be a high index of suspicion when we’re using these agents.”
Brooke is now being weaned off all her medication, and while she still has emotional challenges, she is learning to take advantage of a different kind of medicine.
“What’s another choice over a tantrum? What’s a good choice?” Ward recently asked her.
“To hug you,” Brooke replied.
Recently, there was a new reason for hugs — and it was a happy one: Ward adopted Brooke and her older sister, Kayla.
Besides being Brooke and Kayla’s mom, Ward also recently took on another role: fighting for all of Florida’s foster children.
© 2011 Psych News |
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