Six Words: 'Black Babies Cost Less To Adopt' : NPR:
NPR continues a series of conversations about The Race Card Project, where thousands of people have submitted their thoughts on race and cultural identity in six words. Every so often NPR Host/Special Correspondent Michele Norris will dip into those six-word stories to explore issues surrounding race and cultural identity for Morning Edition. You can find hundreds of six-word submissions and submit your own atwww.theracecardproject.com.
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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
Friday, July 19, 2013
Will It Always Be Cheaper to Adopt Black Babies?
Will It Always Be Cheaper to Adopt Black Babies? | Babble:
Recently, NPR’s Morning Edition placed a clip called “Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt” fromThe Race Card Project and I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone else was talking about this.
Note:In NH parents of bi-racial children in Foster care, (who look white) are told by NH DCYF not to tell anyone the child is bi-racial. I've always heard this is because the white child is worth more and easier to place. In NH, statistics show the highest percentage of stolen children are whit, unlike other States. Also in NH, in order to get adoption assistance:1. What specific factors or conditions does your state consider to determine that a child cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing financial.
assistance? (“What is your state definition of special needs?”).
A child with special needs is defined as a child that has at least one of the following needs or circumstances.
that may be a barrier to placement or adoption without financial assistance:
• Six years of age or older (if age is the only factor used to determine the need for adoption assistance).
• Member of a minority or ethnic group.
• Member of a sibling group of two or more which should be placed together.
• A physical or mental handicap or emotional disturbance.
• A language barrier.
http://www.dcfs.utah.gov/
This is sick! Because a child isn't white, the child is worth more in adoption assistance money? A child is considered "special needs" because he/she isn't white? Disgusting!
Recently, NPR’s Morning Edition placed a clip called “Black Babies Cost Less to Adopt” fromThe Race Card Project and I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, someone else was talking about this.
Note:In NH parents of bi-racial children in Foster care, (who look white) are told by NH DCYF not to tell anyone the child is bi-racial. I've always heard this is because the white child is worth more and easier to place. In NH, statistics show the highest percentage of stolen children are whit, unlike other States. Also in NH, in order to get adoption assistance:1. What specific factors or conditions does your state consider to determine that a child cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing financial.
assistance? (“What is your state definition of special needs?”).
A child with special needs is defined as a child that has at least one of the following needs or circumstances.
that may be a barrier to placement or adoption without financial assistance:
• Six years of age or older (if age is the only factor used to determine the need for adoption assistance).
• Member of a minority or ethnic group.
• Member of a sibling group of two or more which should be placed together.
• A physical or mental handicap or emotional disturbance.
• A language barrier.
http://www.dcfs.utah.gov/
This is sick! Because a child isn't white, the child is worth more in adoption assistance money? A child is considered "special needs" because he/she isn't white? Disgusting!
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
NSW child protection worker hits back at criticism after recent deaths
NSW child protection worker hits back at criticism after recent deaths, says DOCS staff under stress - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
A series of recent cases of child deaths has prompted criticism of child protection workers in New South Wales for failing to remove abused children from violent parents.
A series of recent cases of child deaths has prompted criticism of child protection workers in New South Wales for failing to remove abused children from violent parents.
Struggling for Sibling Connections
In Focus: Struggling for Sibling Connections — Children's Rights:
“The sheer impact of severing sibling ties can devastate kids,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, executive director of Children’s Rights. “It is unconscionable that systems are denying children the right to be with, or even know, their brothers and sisters.”
“The sheer impact of severing sibling ties can devastate kids,” said Marcia Robinson Lowry, executive director of Children’s Rights. “It is unconscionable that systems are denying children the right to be with, or even know, their brothers and sisters.”
ADHD Symptoms, Test: 'Cap' Accurately Diagnoses Children By Brainwave Evaluation
ADHD Symptoms, Test: 'Cap' Accurately Diagnoses Children By Brainwave Evaluation:
The FDA approved a brainwave-measuring cap that helps accurately diagnose children with ADHD.
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The FDA approved a brainwave-measuring cap that helps accurately diagnose children with ADHD.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Newport teen threatens foster parents with a knife, police say
Newport teen threatens foster parents with a knife, police say — Mid-Maine — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine:
NEWPORT, Maine — Police apprehended a 14-year-old boy who allegedly threatened his foster parents with a knife, said Newport police Chief Leonard Macdaid.
NEWPORT, Maine — Police apprehended a 14-year-old boy who allegedly threatened his foster parents with a knife, said Newport police Chief Leonard Macdaid.
15-year-old brother accused of stabbing his two adopted brothers
Utah family stabbing: 15-year-old brother accused of stabbing younger brothers appears in court with father | Mail Online:
A teenage boy accused of stabbing to death his two adopted younger brothers appeared in court on Tuesday with his father by his side.
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A teenage boy accused of stabbing to death his two adopted younger brothers appeared in court on Tuesday with his father by his side.
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