Over-medication in foster care at issue

Over-medication in foster care at issue - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:


In December, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report saying that foster children were far more likely to be prescribed psychiatric medication than children who weren't in foster care.

When Opium Was For Newborns And Bayer Sold Heroin

When Opium Was For Newborns And Bayer Sold Heroin:

There was a time when mothers gave their babies opium, people bought hallucinogens at the local bar, and anxious patriots sent hypodermic needles and cocaine to soldiers as a present. It was called The Great Binge, and it's probably wrong to feel sad that it's over.


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NH Shared Parenting House Bill 591 Remains Tabled

STOP! Judicial Child Abuse: Shared Parenting House Bill 591 Remains Tabled:

Please excuse the poor video quality - it is taken from the N.H. House live video stream, which unfortunately is not of the finest quality: 

Today, Rep. Jeff Oligny motioned to remove HB591 (an act relative to shared parenting) from the table. He requested a division vote and made a brief argument. In response, N.H. House Children and Family Law Representative Edward Moran argued that a similar bill was a failure in California and that it should not be taken off the table. Moran made a judicial argument, but one that is wholly impractical and deviates from the State's "statement of purpose" in N.H. RSA § 461-A:2 which states that children do best when they have stable and ongoing relationships with BOTH parents.
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When Qualified Immunity Protects Social Workers from Lawsuits

When Qualified Immunity Protects Social Workers from Lawsuits - ChildLaw Blog:

As social work has developed into an increasingly seasoned, mature, and specialized profession, the role of the social worker has also changed. So too is the expectation that social workers will ensure that they are satisfying all legal responsibilities owed to their clients. Although many public sector social work administrators and practitioners are concerned about liability litigation and qualified immunity, no national studies of appellate cases have been published. This study explores when social workers are and are not successful in asserting qualified immunity when sued in civil court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Guest Feature Article by Karen Rothschild, Esq. and Daniel Pollack, MSW, JD

42 U.S.C. § 1983

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A Victim Receives Justice - the media focuses on ...

DMVC Productions: A Victim Receives Justice - the media focuses on ...:

A Victim Receives Justice - the media focuses on ...

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/955112-196/man-sobs-protests-innocence-as-hes-sentenced.html 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Man sobs, protests innocence as he’s sentenced for raping 13-year-old niece By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer John Parker covers his face in court during his appearance for a sentencing Wednesday, March 28, 

NH Criminalization in relation to Sex Trafficking of minor's FAILS

DMVC Productions: NH Criminalization in relation to Sex Trafficking of minor's FAILS:

Shared Hope. org (sho) 

"New Hampshire’s trafficking in persons law criminalizes the sex trafficking of minors but requires an element of forceeven for children exploited through commercial sex acts." (sho)

This crime is coercive in nature but the element of force is not described; children are manipulated and threatened into these rings and the language of the statute does not protect our children; and then it goes further and continues to victimize children through this language in the statute:

"Although the prostitution statute provides an affirmative defense for trafficking victims, juveniles may be subject to arrest and punishment for prostitution. " (sho)


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State confiscates newborn over vaccinations

State confiscates newborn over vaccinations:

You won't believe what social worker did hours after baby's birth

Then again, maybe you will!