For 2-year-old who died in foster care, a short, tragic life | www.ajc.com:
Jennifer Rosenbaum seems nothing like the people who are typically charged in the death of a child. She isn’t the drug-addled mother guilty of neglect, or the live-in boyfriend who lashes out, or the father who traps his child in his own mental illness.
She appeared to be a promising foster parent.
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
Healthy 17 Year Old Dies Shortly After South Dakota Takes Custody Away from Mother
Healthy 17 Year Old Dies Shortly After South Dakota Takes Custody Away from Mother:
A 17 year old boy is dead, and his mother wants answers. The answers that Dawn Van Ballegooyen has been given by the state of South Dakota don’t make sense to her, and her mother’s intuition tells her that somebody is covering up what really happened to her son, Brady Alan Folkens, while he was in state custody.
A 17 year old boy is dead, and his mother wants answers. The answers that Dawn Van Ballegooyen has been given by the state of South Dakota don’t make sense to her, and her mother’s intuition tells her that somebody is covering up what really happened to her son, Brady Alan Folkens, while he was in state custody.
Kentucky Parents Found Not Guilty of Charges in Criminal Court but Family Court Refuses to Return Children
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.
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.
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!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
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
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