Kentucky Parents Found Not Guilty of Charges in Criminal Court but Family Court Refuses to Return Children:
Whenever we publish a story at MedicalKidnap.com regarding Kentucky, we get flooded with people sharing their stories of alleged corruption with Kentucky’s Department of Child Based Services (DCBS) and the Family Court system. They share a common theme of parents alleging corruption and collusion, of DCBS using hearsay as substantiated evidence without ever doing investigations into the truth, of Family Courts, attorneys, and social workers being corrupt giving parents little hope of ever getting their children back.
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
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Children With Disabilities Are 1.4 Times More Likely To Be Re-Referred To Child Protective Services
Children With Disabilities Are 1.4 Times More Likely To Be Re-Referred To Child Protective Services - OPEN MINDS:
Unsubstantiated maltreatment allegations involving children with disabilities are 1.4 times likely to be re-referred to child protective services than children without disabilities. A review of 489,176 unsubstantiated maltreatment reports from 33 states (including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) found that 45% of those involving children with disabilities were later re-referred for maltreatment. About 36% of reports involving children without disabilities were re-referred for maltreatment.
Unsubstantiated maltreatment allegations involving children with disabilities are 1.4 times likely to be re-referred to child protective services than children without disabilities. A review of 489,176 unsubstantiated maltreatment reports from 33 states (including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia) found that 45% of those involving children with disabilities were later re-referred for maltreatment. About 36% of reports involving children without disabilities were re-referred for maltreatment.
The hidden harms of the US foster-care system
The hidden harms of the US foster-care system - EconoTimes:
Firestorms regarding child-protective systems have become sadly commonplace, occurring recently inMassachusetts, Colorado and Florida. Elected officials and the general public often don’t pay much attention to child protection systems until a child dies in a family known to the state agency charged with protecting children at risk.
Firestorms regarding child-protective systems have become sadly commonplace, occurring recently inMassachusetts, Colorado and Florida. Elected officials and the general public often don’t pay much attention to child protection systems until a child dies in a family known to the state agency charged with protecting children at risk.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Happy 16th Birthday Austin!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We love and miss you. Please don't forget us, your REAL Family. The Family who never gave up on you. The Family you were forcibly and illegally STOLEN from and then drugged and illegally adopted by the State of New Hampshire.
Please contact us. We are still waiting for your return!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Love always and forever, your entire REAL Family!
We love and miss you. Please don't forget us, your REAL Family. The Family who never gave up on you. The Family you were forcibly and illegally STOLEN from and then drugged and illegally adopted by the State of New Hampshire.
Please contact us. We are still waiting for your return!
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Love always and forever, your entire REAL Family!
Thursday, January 21, 2016
What is Title IV-E, and why is it such a critical issue?
An Introduction to Child Welfare Funding, and How States Use It | Child Trends:
What is Title IV-E, and why is it such a critical issue?
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act is the largest federal funding stream for child welfare activities. Of $12.7 billion in federal funds for child welfare in SFY 2012, nearly $6.5 billion were from Title IV-E. The funding stream supports foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs; states receive a level of reimbursements from the federal government for eligible claims. It also includes the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, a capped entitlement for which states are entitled to reimbursement for claims it submits to the federal government, up to a certain level.4
Although Title IV-E provides the majority of federal funds to child welfare programs across the country, leaders did note some challenges accessing these dollars. To be eligible for the Title IV-E Foster Care Program, the vehicle through which states receive Title IV-E funds for children in foster care, children must:
Comment: This is the reason CPS/DCYF does NOT place children with relatives. They would LOSE money!
be in out‐of‐home placements,
have been removed from families that are considered “needy” (based on measures in place in 1996 under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program),
have entered care through a judicial determination or voluntary placement, and be in licensed or approved foster care placements.5
What is Title IV-E, and why is it such a critical issue?
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act is the largest federal funding stream for child welfare activities. Of $12.7 billion in federal funds for child welfare in SFY 2012, nearly $6.5 billion were from Title IV-E. The funding stream supports foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs; states receive a level of reimbursements from the federal government for eligible claims. It also includes the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program, a capped entitlement for which states are entitled to reimbursement for claims it submits to the federal government, up to a certain level.4
Although Title IV-E provides the majority of federal funds to child welfare programs across the country, leaders did note some challenges accessing these dollars. To be eligible for the Title IV-E Foster Care Program, the vehicle through which states receive Title IV-E funds for children in foster care, children must:
Comment: This is the reason CPS/DCYF does NOT place children with relatives. They would LOSE money!
be in out‐of‐home placements,
have been removed from families that are considered “needy” (based on measures in place in 1996 under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program),
have entered care through a judicial determination or voluntary placement, and be in licensed or approved foster care placements.5
An Introduction to Child Welfare Funding Where does the money come from?
An Introduction to Child Welfare Funding, and How States Use It | Child Trends:
Where does the money come from?
Where does the money come from?
Funding for child welfare services, supports, and programs comes from a combination of federal and state or local dollars. Historically, about half of annual child welfare expenditures ($12.7 billion out of $28.2 billion in SFY 2012) have been from federal sources, and our most recent estimates predict similar ratios for SFY 2014. While the remaining half of child welfare expenditures come from state and local sources (10.9 billion and $4.6 billion respectively, in SFY 2012), much more is known about expenditures of federal dollars, due to the highly regulated nature of the funding streams.
An Introduction to Child Welfare Funding, and How States Use It
An Introduction to Child Welfare Funding, and How States Use It | Child Trends:
Child welfare agencies in the United States are charged with ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of children who have been abused or neglected, and those who are at risk of abuse or neglect. The services provided by states and by counties vary widely, and include services for children and families to prevent abuse and neglect, child protective services such as family assessments and investigations, providing payments and supports for out of home placements such as foster care or kinship care, and adoption and guardianship services and supports for children and families.
Child welfare agencies in the United States are charged with ensuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of children who have been abused or neglected, and those who are at risk of abuse or neglect. The services provided by states and by counties vary widely, and include services for children and families to prevent abuse and neglect, child protective services such as family assessments and investigations, providing payments and supports for out of home placements such as foster care or kinship care, and adoption and guardianship services and supports for children and families.
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