Audit CPS voting- Joint Committee on Legislative Audit, California

Joint Committee on Legislative Audit voted to audit CPS on June 5, 2013.
CPS Takes Baby Away After Mom seeks 2nd opinion for her baby at a different hospital. The doctor in the first hospital wanted urgently to do unnecessary surgery and treatment on the baby.

If you had similar CPS situation like the Nikolayev's with Sammy, or you're just a supporter, you need to write to your legislative representative through the link below. Committee on Legislative Audit in California State Assembly will be voting on the CPS audit on June 5th. Let your voices heard. They need your stories, as many as possible. Write them, e-mail them:
http://legaudit.assembly.ca.gov/membe...

Audit CPS rally 
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Facebook support page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Americ...

Anna and Alex Nikolayev, a married couple, just had their child cruelly ripped from them all because of the fact that they were trying to find the best possible health treatments for their child.

Also, please go and sign petitions:
http://www.change.org/petitions/sacra...

and this one to the President of United States:http://wh.gov/zPY1

The conversation has begun! NAMI has Robert Whitaker speak at convention. NAMI member responds…

The conversation has begun! NAMI has Robert Whitaker speak at convention. NAMI member responds… – Beyond Meds:

The conversation has begun!

Kathy Brandt, a former President of NAMI, writes of her experience listening to Robert Whitaker at the NAMI convention. YES!! NAMI had Robert Whitaker speak at the convention. This is very very good news.

Why I no longer wish to identify as a mental health professional

Why I no longer wish to identify as a mental health professional - Kevin Kervick's Blog - Nashua, NH Patch:

After 25 years as a practicing mental health professional in multiple capacities, I have decided that I no longer wish to operate in that system. Therefore, I am abandoning the therapist identity and the culture that goes with it in order to adopt an alternative professional role that can best be captured as a guide, coach, counselor, or mentor. 

Agency says social worker's action 'reprehensible'

Agency says social worker's action 'reprehensible' - KCTV5:

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas agency says it was "reprehensible" for 1 of its former social workers to refuse to act on behalf of a toddler who was later beaten to death.

Oklahoma Supreme Court: Baby Veronica to stay in state for time being

Oklahoma Supreme Court: Baby Veronica to stay in state for time being | Tulsa World:

Baby Veronica will celebrate her fourth birthday with her biological father this weekend after the Oklahoma Supreme Court decided to keep her in the state at least a while longer. 

Passaic County judge decides custody of child orphaned by mother's death

Passaic County judge decides custody of child orphaned by mother's death : page all - NorthJersey.com:

The father of an 11-year-old girl whose mother was killed by an alleged drunken driver last month was awarded full custody of the child in a court battle with a Clifton woman who claimed to be the girl's aunt.

Child neglect accounts for 75% of reported abuse cases

Child neglect accounts for 75% of reported abuse cases:

A new Institute of Medicine report looks at trends in child abuse and neglect, research, treatments, and effective interventions 20 years after an initial study shed light on the problem.