House Ways and Means Committee Discusses Obama Plan on Psychotropics on Foster children

House Ways and Means Committee Discusses Obama Plan on Psychotropics | The Chronicle of Social Change:

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources heard testimony yesterday on the disproportionate use of psychotropic medications on foster youths, and the president’s $750 million proposal to address the issue.

U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To More Long-Term Problems?

U.S. Foster Care: A Flawed Solution That Leads To More Long-Term Problems? | STIR Journal:

Studies show that abused or neglected children placed in foster care face lifelong challenges greater than children who remain with their families.

Pictures of Our Stolen Bella

Isabella and Mommy. Does my Mommy look like she's on drug's? Nashua, NH DCYF said she was, but I know she wasn't!

Isabella, Happy visiting with Mommy-Dec.14,2005

Isabella visiting Mommy, with the "special" bottle DCYF forced Mommy to buy or Isabella went without eating at their visit, because the parent aide, Sue wouldn't let Mommy use the Strangers bottle in her diaper bag. Dec. 14,2005

Vaccine registry being formed for NH

Vaccine registry being formed for NH

Please be aware that NH DHHS is working to put in place a State Vaccine Registry of all residents of NH, children and adults.  NH law allows this to happen and on April 23 the Executive Council approved a 5-year contract with Scientific Technologies Corp from Arizona. http://www.stchome.com/corporate-structure/

Check out their blog.  This is a very militant company when it comes to vaccine policy.

 

Here is the link to the rules for the “Immunization Registry”.

http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/oos/aru/documents/hep307ip.pdf

There was a public hearing on May 22 but you still have time to send in your written objections and suggestions to these rules.
The deadline for written comments is this Thursday, May 29.

Please send your comments to Michael Holt, Rules Coordinator by fax (271-5590) or email micheal.holt@dhhs.state.nh.us

 

One of the most offensive provisions of the proposed rules is that this is an “opt-out” registry where if you don’t want to be on the registry you must get a government form, fill it out, and file it with the NH DHHS where you will be put on a different list.  Either way, you are on a government list!  Declining should be as easy as saying no.  A better alternative would for this registry to be an opt-in for those who want to be on the state’s list.

 

It is also very troubling that simply declining a vaccine will get you on the list as a refusal.  A refusal is a “vaccination event” as shown in the definitions.

 

Please consider your most important objections to these proposed rules and write to Michael Holt today.  It doesn’t have to be long.  It doesn’t have to be elaborate.  Simply write from the heart about what troubles you the most and your suggestions for changes.

 

Thanks so much.

 

Laura Condon, NH Director of Advocacy for NVIC

Let’s Blow Up American Child Welfare and Start Over

Let’s Blow Up American Child Welfare and Start Over:

You know the look. You’ve finally managed to get out of the office like your family and friends said you should. You’ve dressed up a bit and made it to a social event where you’ll meet some engaging and smart people who do things other than represent stigmatized, deeply challenged children and parents. You’re swapping stories and chuckles, and actually starting to believe that there’s life out there beyond the confines of your caseload. And then someone asks what you do, and you tell them, and you get that look. Not rolling their eyes exactly, as these are sensitive folks who know they should consider what you do important. Instead, it’s a slump of the shoulders, a tilt of the head, and a weak, wan smile in the eyes and on the lips that says, “Oh, you poor thing.” An esteemed public policy professor once gave me that look after I told her what I wanted to do with my life, as she said, “Oh, God. Talk about your intractable social problems…”

Social worker suspended from register after undermining child protection order application

Social worker suspended from register after undermining child protection order application | Community Care:

Social worker's actions put child at "unnecessary but foreseeable risk of harm", says HCPC conduct panel

Report: Mass. not attentive to core issues behind child welfare cases

Report: Mass. not attentive to core issues behind child welfare cases - Lowell Sun Online:

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

STATE HOUSE -- While the Department of Children and Families mishandled the case of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver, a new independent review of the child welfare agency absolved the department of direct responsibility for the boy's death in a report outlining systemic staffing, policy and technology shortcomings.