DCF sidesteps accountability

Our View: DCF sidesteps accountability - Editorials - The News Herald:

State child-protection investigators can’t be expected to predict the future, but they should be able to protect children when there is a history of abuse and neglect.

Comment: That's funny, because Nashua, NH DCYF think they can predict the future and steal children all the time for "anticipated" Neglect in the Future and the Family Court Judges go right along with them.

Lee's story reunites hundreds of families

Lee's story reunites hundreds of families - Herald.ie:

PHILOMENA Lee (81) has inspired over 100 mothers to successfully locate their birth children taken by forced adoptions to the US and beyond.

Couple's adopted son molested their other kids

Couple's adopted son molested their other kids | HLNtv.com:

• The couple is now suing the Department of Social and Health Services
• Lawsuit alleges their social worker and the state failed to inform them of crucial reports

Raising children suffering from ADHD - The Times of India

Raising children suffering from ADHD - The Times of India:

Dealing with a child who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be tricky to deal with. 

Parents struggle to find mental health services for children

Parents struggle to find mental health services for children - Kokomo Tribune: News:

Kathy Peters’ son was 4 years old the first time he tried to kill his little brother.

Her son had become enraged. He picked up the TV in the living room and threw it, trying to crush the 1-year-old child.That’s when Peters realized her son had a serious problem.

Family says foster home concerns brushed off before toddler’s death

Family says foster home concerns brushed off before toddler’s death | Las Vegas Review-Journal:

The mother and grandparents of a foster child placed in the same home as 16-month-old Michell Momox-Caselis, who was killed Oct. 12 in an apparent murder-suicide involving her foster father, said they raised concerns about the foster home on numerous occasions, but that authorities didn’t listen.

Spokane area agencies prioritize fixing family relationships, rather than traditional foster care routes

Spokane area agencies prioritize fixing family relationships, rather than traditional foster care routes - Spokesman.com - Oct. 21, 2014:

Sometimes children are best left in “bad” homes.

Evidence is pouring in that keeping families together – even those deemed dysfunctional – is less harmful than pulling them apart.