Lawmakers Move Forth to Reform State Foster Care System:
AUSTIN—It is full steam ahead when it comes to reforming Texas' foster care system.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the state's attempt to slow those reforms earlier this week. It also allowed a lower court judge to appoint two child welfare advocates called Special Masters who will oversee the process.
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
Friday, March 25, 2016
Detert adoption bill becomes law
Detert adoption bill becomes law | March 23, 2016 | Zac Anderson | HT Politics:
The bill gives judges the discretion to decide who is best fit to adopt a child — such as a foster family — in certain instances instead of automatically honoring a birth parent’s wishes. Biological parents previously had almost total control over adoptions, even when they had lost parental rights because of abuse or neglect, or crimes such as murdering a spouse.
It doesn't have to be Law in NH. This is what the Family Court Judges get away with every day!
The bill gives judges the discretion to decide who is best fit to adopt a child — such as a foster family — in certain instances instead of automatically honoring a birth parent’s wishes. Biological parents previously had almost total control over adoptions, even when they had lost parental rights because of abuse or neglect, or crimes such as murdering a spouse.
It doesn't have to be Law in NH. This is what the Family Court Judges get away with every day!
Why are so many Vt. child abuse cases dropped?
Why are so many Vt. child abuse cases dropped? - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-:
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -When Summer Draper was just 3 weeks old, she spent three days in the hospital. Her mouth was bleeding and she had bruises on her upper body.
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -When Summer Draper was just 3 weeks old, she spent three days in the hospital. Her mouth was bleeding and she had bruises on her upper body.
Earlier this week, a Caledonia County Court found the baby's dad guilty of aggravated domestic assault. A doctor concluded Allen Draper, 28, caused the injuries during a rough feeding by jamming a bottle in the baby's mouth. The Hardwick father also confessed to squeezing and shaking the little girl.
Antidepressants taken during pregnancy increase risk of autism by 87 percent
Antidepressants taken during pregnancy increase risk of autism by 87 percent:
Researchers came to their conclusion after reviewing data from the outcomes of 145,456 pregnancies.
The study published today in JAMA Pediatrics used data from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort and studied 145,456 children between the time of their conception up to age ten. The study accounted for a number of other factors that have known links to autism, including genetic predisposition to autism (i.e., a family history of it), maternal age, depression itself, and certain socio-economic factors such as being exposed to poverty. Exposure to antidepressants was defined as the mother having had one or more prescription for antidepressants filled during the second or third trimester of the pregnancy.
Researchers came to their conclusion after reviewing data from the outcomes of 145,456 pregnancies.
The study published today in JAMA Pediatrics used data from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort and studied 145,456 children between the time of their conception up to age ten. The study accounted for a number of other factors that have known links to autism, including genetic predisposition to autism (i.e., a family history of it), maternal age, depression itself, and certain socio-economic factors such as being exposed to poverty. Exposure to antidepressants was defined as the mother having had one or more prescription for antidepressants filled during the second or third trimester of the pregnancy.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
It's Time for These Foster Parents to Let Their Little Girl Go
It's Time for These Foster Parents to Let Their Little Girl Go | The Stir:
A foster family fighting to hold on to 6-year-old Lexi, whom they've loved as their own for four years, made a very emotional plea to the public to help in their fight to keep her. And while it's heartbreaking to watch a family ripped apart, as a fellow foster parent, I wish they would have handled things differently -- for Lexi's sake.
A foster family fighting to hold on to 6-year-old Lexi, whom they've loved as their own for four years, made a very emotional plea to the public to help in their fight to keep her. And while it's heartbreaking to watch a family ripped apart, as a fellow foster parent, I wish they would have handled things differently -- for Lexi's sake.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
New Hampshire-What Are Reasonable Efforts?
New Hampshire-What Are Reasonable Efforts?
Child Information Gateway
What Are Reasonable Efforts?
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
Reasonable efforts are services to the family that are accessible, available, and appropriate.
Comment: Reasonable Efforts in NH? NONEXISTENT!
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
Reasonable efforts must be made:
• To prevent placement
• To reunify the family
• To make and finalize a new permanent home for the child
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
The State agency shall discontinue reasonable efforts and file a petition for termination of parental rights when one or
more of the following circumstances exist:
• The child has been in an out-of-home placement due to a finding of child neglect or abuse for 12 of the most
recent 22 months.
• The court has determined that the child has been abandoned.
• The parent has been convicted of murder of another child of the parent, a sibling or stepsibling of the child, the
child’s other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with
the defendant.
• The parent has been convicted of manslaughter of another child of the parent.
• The parent has been convicted of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified
above.
• The parent has been convicted of a felony assault that resulted in injury to the child, a sibling or stepsibling of the
child, the child’s other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who
resided with the defendant.
Child Information Gateway
What Are Reasonable Efforts?
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
Reasonable efforts are services to the family that are accessible, available, and appropriate.
Comment: Reasonable Efforts in NH? NONEXISTENT!
When Reasonable Efforts Are Required
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
Reasonable efforts must be made:
• To prevent placement
• To reunify the family
• To make and finalize a new permanent home for the child
When Reasonable Efforts Are NOT Required
Citation: Rev. Stat. § 169-C:24-a
The State agency shall discontinue reasonable efforts and file a petition for termination of parental rights when one or
more of the following circumstances exist:
• The child has been in an out-of-home placement due to a finding of child neglect or abuse for 12 of the most
recent 22 months.
• The court has determined that the child has been abandoned.
• The parent has been convicted of murder of another child of the parent, a sibling or stepsibling of the child, the
child’s other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with
the defendant.
• The parent has been convicted of manslaughter of another child of the parent.
• The parent has been convicted of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified
above.
• The parent has been convicted of a felony assault that resulted in injury to the child, a sibling or stepsibling of the
child, the child’s other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who
resided with the defendant.
Reasonable Efforts to Preserve or Reunify Families and Achieve Permanency for Children
Reasonable Effortsto Preserve orReunify Families andAchieve Permanencyfor Children
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Reasonable efforts refer to activities of State social
services agencies that aim to provide the assistance
and services needed to preserve and reunify
families.
These services may include family therapy, parenting
classes, drug and alcohol abuse treatment, respite care, parent
support groups, and home visiting programs. Some commonly
used terms associated with reasonable efforts include “family
reunification,” “family preservation,” “family support,” and
“preventive services.”1
Federal law has long required State agencies to demonstrate
that reasonable efforts have been made to provide assistance
and services to prevent the removal of a child from his or her
home and to make it possible for a child who has been placed in
out-of-home care to be reunited with his or her family.2
3 States must comply with the requirements outlined in ASFA as a condition for receiving
certain Federal funds.
Comment: Then why are the States still getting Title IV funding when there are NO Reasonable effort's made by CPS, nor Services to these families?
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Reasonable efforts refer to activities of State social
services agencies that aim to provide the assistance
and services needed to preserve and reunify
families.
These services may include family therapy, parenting
classes, drug and alcohol abuse treatment, respite care, parent
support groups, and home visiting programs. Some commonly
used terms associated with reasonable efforts include “family
reunification,” “family preservation,” “family support,” and
“preventive services.”1
Federal law has long required State agencies to demonstrate
that reasonable efforts have been made to provide assistance
and services to prevent the removal of a child from his or her
home and to make it possible for a child who has been placed in
out-of-home care to be reunited with his or her family.2
3 States must comply with the requirements outlined in ASFA as a condition for receiving
certain Federal funds.
Comment: Then why are the States still getting Title IV funding when there are NO Reasonable effort's made by CPS, nor Services to these families?
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)