Commentary: What is to blame for our failed Child Protection System?:
Imagine a high-stress job with low-pay, long hours and where you were responsible for the lives of multiple children who live in potentially dangerous environments. Imagine doing this job without the proper education needed to adequately and swiftly make the observations and recommendations needed to ensure each child under your responsibility is safe. This is the reality for Child Protective Services caseworkers in Texas.
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, December 27, 2016
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Another Christmas Eve is Here-2016
Another Christmas Eve is here,
It's now 2016,
Eleven long, painful years,
The stolen grandchildren we still haven't seen.
Their stockings are hung with their siblings,
And many cousin's too,
Still waiting for their return,
But when,we have no clue.
We don't even know if they remember us,
I'm sure they're told we didn't care,
They're probably afraid to make contact,
I'm sure they've been threatened don't dare.
How insensitive can the stranger's raising them be,
Knowing these children have REAL family,
Family that love and miss them,
Family they won't let them see.
I feel like there really is a Grinch,
It goes by the name of CPS,
But instead of protecting children,
They make families a total mess.
So another Christmas Day we'll spend,
With three empty chairs at the table,
We pray to God we'll see them again,
We pray we'll still be able.
We hope they know we love them,
And that we always will,
We hope there will come a day,
That all three will come home,
Come home at last to stay.
Love, Grammy
It's now 2016,
Eleven long, painful years,
The stolen grandchildren we still haven't seen.
Their stockings are hung with their siblings,
And many cousin's too,
Still waiting for their return,
But when,we have no clue.
We don't even know if they remember us,
I'm sure they're told we didn't care,
They're probably afraid to make contact,
I'm sure they've been threatened don't dare.
How insensitive can the stranger's raising them be,
Knowing these children have REAL family,
Family that love and miss them,
Family they won't let them see.
I feel like there really is a Grinch,
It goes by the name of CPS,
But instead of protecting children,
They make families a total mess.
So another Christmas Day we'll spend,
With three empty chairs at the table,
We pray to God we'll see them again,
We pray we'll still be able.
We hope they know we love them,
And that we always will,
We hope there will come a day,
That all three will come home,
Come home at last to stay.
Love, Grammy
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Governor, Council OK $610k contract to bolster response to reports of child abuse
Governor, Council OK $610k contract to bolster response to reports of child abuse | New Hampshire:
CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Executive Council approved a $610,238 contract Wednesday to bolster response to reports of alleged child abuse and neglect.
CONCORD — Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Executive Council approved a $610,238 contract Wednesday to bolster response to reports of alleged child abuse and neglect.
New Law Set To End Group Homes As Foster Care Option
New Law Set To End Group Homes As Foster Care Option « CBS San Francisco:
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Next month, a new state law kicks in to phase out group homes for foster care.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (CBS SF) — Next month, a new state law kicks in to phase out group homes for foster care.
Birth mother's name disclosed by DCF in "unfortuante error"
Birth mother's name disclosed by DCF in "unfortuante error" | Firstcoastnews.com:
Sorry doesn’t cut it.That’s the view of one Mandarin mom after state social workers accidentally divulged the name of her adopted daughter’s birth mother.
North Carolina Foster Child Sues CPS Supervisor who Adopted Him, Only to Abuse Him
North Carolina Foster Child Sues CPS Supervisor who Adopted Him, Only to Abuse Him - PINAC News:
A North Carolina foster child, who was discovered by a sheriff’s deputy cuffed to a front porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck, filed a lawsuit last month against the Child Protective Services worker who adopted him, only for her and her boyfriend to spend several years abusing him.
A North Carolina foster child, who was discovered by a sheriff’s deputy cuffed to a front porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck, filed a lawsuit last month against the Child Protective Services worker who adopted him, only for her and her boyfriend to spend several years abusing him.
Sununu says many solutions needed to address DCYF issues
Sununu says many solutions needed to address DCYF issues | New Hampshire:
CONCORD — Staffing upgrades in the next state budget and changes in state law need to happen to improve the care of abused children, Gov.-elect Chris Sununu said Tuesday.
My comment:"He’s also met with DCYF staffers, who complain that existing definitions in state law and the actions of state judges prevent them from moving forward on what they suspect."Have the NH Legislator's made it that difficult to simply remove children from homes for "Suspected" abuse without proof of any wrongdoing? Or no abuse or neglect at all, but "anticipated" neglect in the future? Thank's to the Legislature, DCYF is no longer removing every child when a report is called in, be it false or true. No longer is every child considered to be in "imminent danger", immediately taken from their families and never returned. Are we going to take ten steps back now because DCYF and the Family Court's are finally following "some" of the Federal mandates? Will "relative placement" again be a thing of the past? Will ALL families again be treated as guilty from the onset of a case? The two children mentioned died because DCYF is too busy making cases against innocent families instead of focusing on children suffering from REAL abuse. Instead of spending more money, the dead wood Supervisor's that have been there for year's should be replaced. The Supervisor's are the ones giving the order's that the caseworker's have to follow. The Family Court Judges are now just that. Family Court Judges. No longer are they Judges who just sit in on any and all cases. No longer are they all bias against ALL parents and families.
CONCORD — Staffing upgrades in the next state budget and changes in state law need to happen to improve the care of abused children, Gov.-elect Chris Sununu said Tuesday.
My comment:"He’s also met with DCYF staffers, who complain that existing definitions in state law and the actions of state judges prevent them from moving forward on what they suspect."Have the NH Legislator's made it that difficult to simply remove children from homes for "Suspected" abuse without proof of any wrongdoing? Or no abuse or neglect at all, but "anticipated" neglect in the future? Thank's to the Legislature, DCYF is no longer removing every child when a report is called in, be it false or true. No longer is every child considered to be in "imminent danger", immediately taken from their families and never returned. Are we going to take ten steps back now because DCYF and the Family Court's are finally following "some" of the Federal mandates? Will "relative placement" again be a thing of the past? Will ALL families again be treated as guilty from the onset of a case? The two children mentioned died because DCYF is too busy making cases against innocent families instead of focusing on children suffering from REAL abuse. Instead of spending more money, the dead wood Supervisor's that have been there for year's should be replaced. The Supervisor's are the ones giving the order's that the caseworker's have to follow. The Family Court Judges are now just that. Family Court Judges. No longer are they Judges who just sit in on any and all cases. No longer are they all bias against ALL parents and families.
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