N.H. House Kills Abuse Records Bill

Valley News - N.H. House Kills Abuse Records Bill:

Concord — The Republican-led House defeated a bill Wednesday that would require the state’s child protective services agency to keep reports of abuse and neglect on file for longer periods of time.

Opioid epidemic presses grandparents into action

Opioid epidemic presses grandparents into action | New Hampshire:

Michelle Martin of Bedford remembers the phone call she got nearly two years ago from her son: The state was removing his two children from the home. 
"If you don't take them, they're going to someone we don't know," he told his mom.
She and her husband took them.
They now have legal guardianship of the children, a 6-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy.

It must be nice to be able to be able to have guardianship of your grandchildren. Not so long ago in NH that was NEVER the case. Foster care period!

Social worker arrested on drug charges

Social worker arrested on drug charges | The State Journal:

A Frankfort social worker and her husband were arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug trafficking charges after a search warrant was executed at their residence. 

Hull social worker Claire Runkee struck off after affair with teenage boy exposed on Facebook

Hull social worker Claire Runkee struck off after affair with teenage boy exposed on Facebook | Hull Daily Mail:

A SOCIAL worker paid to protect children in Hull has been struck off for embarking on a "reckless" sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Claire Runkee was caught when the boy's foster carers saw more than 100 "graphic and sexually explicit" messages on Facebook.

DCF workers feel 'defeated' and 'overwhelmed' according to new report

DCF workers feel 'defeated' and 'overwhelmed' according to new report | Firstcoastnews.com:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A new report from the Department of Children and Families released Thursday afternoon shows an alarming number of its employees are unhappy.

Hillary's Appeal To The Family Rights Community

Hillary Clinton makes her case to the Family Rights community about how she helped to destroy families by providing generous adoption bonuses and subsidies to the states for adopting kids out instead of giving them back to their families. 

Indiana Installs 'Safe Haven Baby Boxes' for Abandoned Newborns

Indiana Installs 'Safe Haven Baby Boxes' for Abandoned Newborns - NBC News:

Indiana has installed two "baby boxes" where mothers can anonymously drop off unwanted newborns as an extension of the state's safe haven law.Two Safe Haven Baby Boxes were opened to the public recently at Indiana fire stations as part of an initiative to give mothers in crisis a secure place to surrender their babies, said Monica Kelsey, a volunteer firefighter and founder of the nonprofit that created the boxes.