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.
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
Thursday, March 24, 2016
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?
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome struck off
Doctor who misled courts over shaken baby syndrome struck off | Daily Mail Online:
A doctor found to have deliberately and dishonestly misled the courts when giving expert evidence about so-called shaken baby syndrome has been struck off.
Dr Waney Squier failed to be objective and unbiased in six cases in which she gave evidence for the defence, including the deaths of four babies and a 19-month-old child, a disciplinary panel had ruled.
Kansas Seized Disabled Vet’s Children While He Was Moving to Colorado to Use Medical Marijuana Legally
Kansas Seized Disabled Vet’s Children While He Was Moving to Colorado to Use Medical Marijuana Legally - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
A disabled veteran who uses marijuana to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain, and says he once used marijuana to kick a heroin habit, had his children seized by the state of Kansas over his marijuana use.
A disabled veteran who uses marijuana to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain, and says he once used marijuana to kick a heroin habit, had his children seized by the state of Kansas over his marijuana use.
Foster Father Who Raised 140 Children Charged With Sexual Abuse
Foster Father Who Raised 140 Children Charged With Sexual Abuse - NewsFlow24.com:
According to CBS New York, Cesar Gonzalez-Mugaburu, 60, from Long Island, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual misconduct and child endangerment during an arraignment hearing on March 18 in the state Supreme Court in Riverhead.
According to CBS New York, Cesar Gonzalez-Mugaburu, 60, from Long Island, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual misconduct and child endangerment during an arraignment hearing on March 18 in the state Supreme Court in Riverhead.
$60 million lawsuit filed over malnourished foster kids
$60 million lawsuit filed over malnourished foster kids - Washington Times:
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon is facing a $60 million lawsuit over two malnourished children who had been in foster care. The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1puzRdy) Danielle and John Yates are facing felony assault and criminal mistreatment charges after siblings placed in their home for 2 1/2 years were found severely underweight.
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