DSS Appears to Run Afoul of Federal, State Child Protection Laws - Free-Times.com:
Internal reports leaked to Free Times suggest that the state’s Department of Social Services is frequently out of compliance with state and federal laws requiring caseworkers to visit at-risk children within 24 hours of opening an investigation into suspected abuse or neglect.
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
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Antipsychotics for foster care kids with ADHD?
Antipsychotics for foster care kids with ADHD? - Child in Mind - Boston.com:
A recent study, one that received relatively scant media attention (compared with a concurrent New York Times piece about a new psychiatric diagnosis termed "sluggish cognitive tempo" that may be the "new ADHD") showed that antipsychotics are being prescribed to nearly one third of kids (age 2-17) in foster care who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
A recent study, one that received relatively scant media attention (compared with a concurrent New York Times piece about a new psychiatric diagnosis termed "sluggish cognitive tempo" that may be the "new ADHD") showed that antipsychotics are being prescribed to nearly one third of kids (age 2-17) in foster care who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
Contempt of Court Jail Sentence when Child Refuses Parenting Time Upheld
Stuart Showalter Law Blog: Contempt of Court Jail Sentence when Child Refuses Parenting Time Upheld - Indiana Court of Appeals:
Oh those contentious parents who make child rearing a battle ground. In one of the most vociferous battles that I have encountered as of late is that of Paula Rorer Hubbard and William Shane Rorer. Mother was found to be in contempt of Father's parenting time and appealed. The appellate panel rendered its decision on Monday 14 April 2014 in an unpublished opinion. The appeal arose under Mother's argument that she was found to be in contempt of court and sentenced to a term of confinement, suspended, based upon inadmissible evidence and an improperly imposed jail sentence. The case originated in the Warrick Circuit Court where the Honorable David O. Kelley, Judge, presided.
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Oh those contentious parents who make child rearing a battle ground. In one of the most vociferous battles that I have encountered as of late is that of Paula Rorer Hubbard and William Shane Rorer. Mother was found to be in contempt of Father's parenting time and appealed. The appellate panel rendered its decision on Monday 14 April 2014 in an unpublished opinion. The appeal arose under Mother's argument that she was found to be in contempt of court and sentenced to a term of confinement, suspended, based upon inadmissible evidence and an improperly imposed jail sentence. The case originated in the Warrick Circuit Court where the Honorable David O. Kelley, Judge, presided.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
New thinking on brain-science therapies could help foster kids
New thinking on brain-science therapies could help foster kids - The Denver Post:
Therapies based on brain science — and limited use of antipsychotic medications — are the answer for thousands of foster kids whose traumatic childhoods have left them with depression and extreme aggression, according to a growing number of experts. Many children taking antipsychotic medications do not have psychosis but trauma-induced behavioral problems with symptoms that mimic mental illness, researchers and child advocates said.
Therapies based on brain science — and limited use of antipsychotic medications — are the answer for thousands of foster kids whose traumatic childhoods have left them with depression and extreme aggression, according to a growing number of experts. Many children taking antipsychotic medications do not have psychosis but trauma-induced behavioral problems with symptoms that mimic mental illness, researchers and child advocates said.
Father fighting Utah adoption law to get custody of his daughter
Father fighting Utah adoption law to get custody of his daughter | Fox News:
It has taken years to get to this point. Robert Manzanares just spent the weekend with his biological daughter, Kaia, who was secretly placed for adoption in Utah,without his consent. The same day Kaia was handed off to him for their visit, he filed Notice of Appeal as part of his six-year legal quest to get custody of her.
It has taken years to get to this point. Robert Manzanares just spent the weekend with his biological daughter, Kaia, who was secretly placed for adoption in Utah,without his consent. The same day Kaia was handed off to him for their visit, he filed Notice of Appeal as part of his six-year legal quest to get custody of her.
Transgender Teen Outlines Years of Abuse While in DCF Custody
Transgender Teen Outlines Years of Abuse While in DCF Custody | WNPR News:
A temporary restraining order has been filed in federal court on behalf of a transgender juvenile being detained at Connecticut's women's prison. It includes an affidavit from the 16 year old alleging multiple accounts of physical and sexual abuse while she was in DCF custody.
A temporary restraining order has been filed in federal court on behalf of a transgender juvenile being detained at Connecticut's women's prison. It includes an affidavit from the 16 year old alleging multiple accounts of physical and sexual abuse while she was in DCF custody.
Caseworker: Child welfare department putting children at risk
Caseworker: Child welfare department putting children at risk:
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -
The state has released a new audit showing that the agency that oversees child welfare is suffering from higher caseloads and turnover.The legislative audit found that in many cases, the Office of Child and Family Services did not meet its own requirements, and at least one caseworker said it is putting children at risk.
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