Sister of abused teen speaks out against the foster care system

Sister of abused teen speaks out against the foster care system | WHNT.com:

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A 14-year-old boy was rescued in Helena from abusive adoptive parents in November.  Police said he had withered away to fifty-five pounds, after nearly two years of confinement in a basement.

Foster Care Children Abused with Psychotropic Drugs.

CCHR STL Foster Care:

Whether under the care of Child Protective Services, Departments of Family and Child Services, or Youth Welfare Offices, foster children—often removed from family homes because of abuse—are further abused when they are prescribed psychotropic (mind-altering) drugs. Already troubled over their circumstances, these children are drugged for emotional and behavioral issues, sometimes with tragic outcome.

A grandmother’s lament for a holiday without loved ones

Daily Inter Lake , A grandmother’s lament for a holiday without loved ones:

After reading about Maurita Johnson’s appointment to the Division of Child and Family Services, I am hoping that Ms. Johnson will take on the task of cleaning up an extremely broken system that is causing far more harm to our children, and families, than good.I am one of the many grandparents, trying to cope with the corruption of Child Protective Services. Currently I am battling for the return of my granddaughter, who has been in our lives since birth. Does CPS really try to keep families together? Not in my experience. Not in mine either!

Norway child case: Aryan's Indian mother formally seeks help from Sushma Swaraj

Norway child case: Aryan's Indian mother formally seeks help from Sushma Swaraj - NewsDog:

Highlights

• 1Mother of the child in Norwegian custody seeks help.
• 2Aryan is in custody since December 13.
• 3His parents have been accused of child abuse.

The mother of Aryan, the five-year-old child in foster custody of the government of Norway, has formally sought help from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

She was raised in dozens of foster homes. Can she keep her own son out of the system?

She was raised in dozens of foster homes. Can she keep her own son out of the system? - The Washington Post:

Gwen Wright needed to get to the hospital. The labor pains were radiating from deep in her gut, like pliers twisting her insides. First they were an hour apart, now every 30 minutes. She was a week past her due date, and the baby was coming.

New bill would allow county board to oversee CPS

New bill would allow county board to oversee CPS | KiiiTV.com:

AUSTIN (KVUE) - As lawmakers prepare for the 2017 legislative session, many are looking at the issue of Child Protective Services and The Department of Family and Protective Services efforts to overhaul the system.

Idaho Mom Denied Custody For Treating Seizing Daughter With Marijuana

Idaho Mom Denied Custody For Treating Seizing Daughter With Marijuana | Weed News:

An Idaho judge has ruled that a 23-year-old mother in Gooding, Idaho, cannot keep custody of her 3-year-old daughter, despite testimony from her physician and Child Protective Services that the mother’s use of medical marijuana to stop the child’s seizures caused “no injury” to the child.