Parents flee to France to keep their children

Parents flee to France to keep their children | The Sunday Times:

A MOTHER of seven who had her five oldest children taken into care in England claims to have helped more than 40 couples to flee social services and settle with their families in France.

Area attorney calls CPS an adoption mill more interested in money than kids

Area attorney calls CPS an adoption mill more interested in money than kids - Story | KRIV:

When it comes to protecting children the state agency in charge of that has financial incentives to take kids away from their parents.“For every child that’s taken into custody for at least 6 months is covering 25 peoples’ paychecks,” says veteran family law attorney Julie Ketterman.

Indiana Parents’ Trip to E.R. Results in Children Kidnapped – Names Slandered in Local Media – Lives Ruined

Indiana Parents’ Trip to E.R. Results in Children Kidnapped – Names Slandered in Local Media – Lives Ruined:



Happy family celebrating the birth of Leigh Ann in May. Nikki, Rodney, Caridie and Leigh Ann before DCS tore their family apart. Photo provided by family.

On June 8th, 2015, Nikki and Rodney Wisler of Anderson, Indiana, noticed bruises on their one-month old daughter Leigh Ann.  They took her to Community Hospital Anderson’s Emergency Room, as advised by their pediatrician over the phone. The concerned parents worried that their new baby might have a genetic disorder that caused the bruises, since their 2.5 year-old daughter Caridie had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder the previous year. 

Child welfare agency fires 10 for not getting licensed

Child welfare agency fires 10 for not getting licensed | FOX25:

The state's child welfare agency says 10 employees have been fired after failing to comply with a new state law that they obtain social work licenses.

Assessments May Help Prevent Youth in Child Welfare from Involvement in Juvenile Justice

Assessments May Help Prevent Youth in Child Welfare from Involvement in Juvenile Justice | Juvenile Justice Information Exchange:

A simple survey holds promise to help officials identify youth in the child welfare system who are most at risk for delinquency.Officials in Los Angeles County used a screening assessment developed by theNational Council on Crime & Delinquency to identify such young people and direct them into prevention services.

Research reveals family court ‘recycles’ one in three young mothers

Family Law Week: Research reveals family court ‘recycles’ one in three young mothers:
Lancaster University findings published in British Journal of Social Work
At least one in four women will return to the family court, having previously lost a child through court order, and the chances of having a child removed increase to at least one in three for the youngest women who were teenagers at the birth of their first child. 

Drugging Our Kids: California courts step up scrutiny of foster care use of psychiatric drugs

Drugging Our Kids: California courts step up scrutiny of foster care use of psychiatric drugs - ContraCostaTimes.com:

Driven by new legislation and a motivation to create more meaningful oversight, California's courts are calling for far more justification before judges authorize the use of powerful psychiatric drugs that are now too freely prescribed to foster children.