A grandmother's fight for her two grandsons in custody of Maine DHHS

A grandmother is desperately trying to get custody of her two grandsons who are wards of the state. Their mother's accused of having a meth lab in her house. The boys are now in their third foster home. Their grandmother, Laura Jones wants them to live with her in Florida, but for the last two months, she's hit one roadblock after another.

State investigating death of infant in foster care

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after a newborn died in the care of a foster home.

Kerri White, a spokesperson for the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), said the death was reported Wednesday in a call to the agency's hotline.

The greatest civil rights crisis in NH history

The greatest civil rights crisis in NH history

Why hasn’t the state stepped up to address its massive child protection failures?

As you assess the public debate regarding New Hampshire’s failure to protect children in abuse and neglect settings, you should be aware of a series of facts that no news report has conveyed to you at this point in a systematic fashion.

This massive civil rights crisis involving children who are victims of state abuse and neglect is one of the most egregiously underreported and misunderstood public occurrences in recent times:

• RSA 169-C is a state law. It requires that “each child” subject to abuse and neglect “shall receive, preferably in his own home, the care, emotional security, guidance and control that will promote the child’s best interest.” This is a legal mandate. The law also provides that New Hampshire “take such action as may be necessary to prevent the abuse and neglect of children.” This too is a legal mandate.

Is Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment in the Best Interests of the Child?

All 50 states in the United States, as well as all contiguous territories have statutes identifying persons who are required to report suspected child maltreatment to an appropriate agency (eg, child protective services [CPS], a law enforcement agency, or a state's toll-free child abuse reporting hotline).

Report Shows 1/3 of Foster Kids Are Improperly Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs

A September 17th NBC News article discussed a report that showed 1/3 of foster children were prescribed psychiatric drugs without treatment plans or follow up. The report was released by the inspector general’s office of the Department of Health and Human Services. The drugs in question include medications intended to treat ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

Happy 13th Birthday Isabella

Happy 13th Birthday Isabella! We Love you and always will!!!!

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Babies for Cash – How the State Abuses Infants by Destroying the Mother-Child Bond in CPS Abductions

Babies for Cash – How the State Abuses Infants by Destroying the Mother-Child Bond in CPS Abductions   

A baby’s first year is crucial to a baby’s emotional and cognitive development. It is in the earliest months of life that the foundations for basic trust, security, and relationships are laid. The parent-child relationship is the environment in which that is designed to happen.Yet the majority of children who enter foster care are taken within their first year of life, depriving them of critical bonding time and causing permanent trauma and damage to the babies’ ability to trust. More children in this age group are not returned home and are later adopted out than any other age group.