Study finds foster kids given wrong drug prescriptions

Study finds foster kids given wrong drug prescriptions:

When federal inspectors set out to examine how powerful antipsychotic drugs were being used on children in the nation’s public health systems, they found a 4-year-old on four psychiatric drugs; a 10-year-old prescribed without medical records; and a 16-year-old on six psych meds, including a prescription at double the maximum recommended dosage.

Notice for Public Comment on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

Federal Register | Notice for Public Comment on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA):

SUMMARY

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106a, the Children's Bureau (CB) announces the opportunity for public comment on the policy interpretation of section 106(b)(2)(B)(x) articulated in question 2.1A.4 #8 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM), which concerns the public disclosure of findings or information about a case of child abuse or neglect which results in a child fatality or near fatality.

More children have died receiving protective services care than ever before

More children have died receiving protective services care than ever before :: News Releases :: Alberta's New Democrats:

EDMONTON – Rachel Notley revealed Monday that 31 children in provincial care or receiving protective services have died this year—more than ever before—following the deaths of two more children in recent weeks.

Lawmaker proposes legislation to protect parental rights in medical decision-making

Lawmaker proposes legislation to protect parental rights in medical decision-making | fox4kc.com:

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker is pushing to reinforce parental rights when it comes to the health of their children, and it comes in the wake of a recent Missouri case.

DA: Guilty plea in Larson child abuse case expected Tuesday

DA: Guilty plea in Larson child abuse case expected Tuesday - WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC:
CHARLOTTE, NC (Adam Bell/The Charlotte Observer) -
Union County prosecutors say they anticipate Wanda Sue Larson, a former social services supervisor, will plead guilty Tuesday in a child abuse case in which a boy in her care was found shackled to her porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck.

Medical Tyranny in Tennessee: Forced Antibiotics on Newborns

Medical Tyranny in Tennessee: Forced Antibiotics on Newborns:

The Times Free Press in Chattanooga, Tennessee reported last week that the Erlanger Health System was going to start forcing all newborn babies in their health facilities to receive an antibiotic ointment applied to their eyes at birth, whether their parents want it or not. Even if nurses and midwives attending the birth do not approve of the antibiotic ointment, the hospital allegedly stated that they will apply it anyway, using security guards at the patient’s bedside if need be.

Medical Kidnapping: A Threat to Every Child in America Today

Medical Kidnapping: A Threat to Every Child in America Today:

If you live in the United States of American today, and you have children in your home under the age of 18, every day you are in danger of losing your children to the State through medical kidnapping.All across the United States today, parents are losing custody of their biological children due to medical kidnapping. Medical kidnapping is defined as the State taking away children from their biological parents and putting them into State custody and the foster care system, simply because the parents did not agree with a doctor regarding their prescribed medical treatment for the family. In some cases it is as simple as telling a doctor you are going to seek a second opinion on a suggested medical procedure, and then ending up being charged with “medical abuse” and losing your children.