Category: child welfare reform, foster care abuse

  • YakimA County, Washington: FOSTER ABUSE

    Yakima County, WA Yakima County, WA: (May-26-07) Tim Farris, a Bellingham, WA lawyer and critic of Washington’s foster-care system, has been known to repeatedly file lawsuits against the State Department of Social and Health Services. He filed one more lawsuit against the department recently, on behalf of injured children, accusing the department and social workers…

  • Foster Care Brain Damage — Settlements and Verdicts

    Baltimore, MD: (Dec-13-07) A lawsuit was brought against the state by the mother of a 6-year-old, alleging violation of rights. The suit claimed that Brandon, the severely brain-damaged boy lives in a hospital bed in the front room of his Southwest Baltimore home, being fed through a tube and undergoing daily dialysis because of abuse…

  • Failure to Protect – A look at CPS and the System

    I’ve added a new page, Failure to Protect – Caseworker Files. Go check it out and the source: PBS’s Frontline series about CPS and our families/system. The information and stories are indescribable and full of information everyone needs to know. I’d love your comments on it, and if you’ve been affected by CPS and the…

  • Laws on notification of child abuse/neglect – and false notifications/allegations

    What are the laws on notification of child abuse/neglect? What about falsely accusing someone of child abuse? Child abuse is very serious, and false allegations or allegations made in bad faith ruin not just the target’s life, but the child’s…. Stricter enforcement of policies regarding the false allegations made by so many should be paramount.…

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  • How Is The Texas Foster Care System?

        For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 6, 2004 Contact: Mark Sanders 512-463-4070 Comptroller Strayhorn Laments “Forgotten Children” In State’s Foster Care System, Outlines Massive Overhaul Replace State Caseworkers with Enforcement Staff, Yank Licenses of Poor Caregivers, Bring Care Standards to Humane Levels (Austin)–Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn today called for a massive overhaul of…

  • transcript of audio visit – CPS ABUSE

    The following visit took place December 2004 at a Texas CPS Children’s Advocacy Center between an 8 year old child and his mother. This child’s case was ruled out for physical abuse at his natural home, but the same cannot be said for his foster home. Nevertheless he had been removed and placed in foster…

  • Editing the layout

    If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll probably notice the changes as I am playing around with the layouts available.  I would love some input on what you like best?  What information you might be looking for but can’t find.  I would like to do what I can to enhance your visit…

  • Child agency touts progress

    Foster kid adoption rate has improved in S.A. region, but much wor Web Posted: 10/03/2007 12:00 AM CDT Nancy Martinez Express-News Child Protective Services has in the past 21/2 years seen a higher turnover among caseworkers, taken on more cases, removed more children that it can place and seen a large gap in the number…

  • Survey: Too many children stuck in temporary foster care

      Overloaded courts, insufficient services part of problem By Susan Shepard   Media Credit: Mark Mulligan Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn tells reporters that action must be taken immediately to reform the Texas foster-care system. On Friday Strayhorn held a press conference to answer questions about her recently released report, “Forgotten Children.” Children are languishing…

  • In Memory: These children died In the government’s care in the name of “safety”

      These children were killed or died AFTER they were taken into CPS’s custody for allegations of abuse/neglect against their caretakers at their natural home . There are two parts of this list that get me the most in a shuddering chills kind of way – First, is how many times i roll the scroll…

  • Foster care abuse alleged

    Foster care abuse alleged Two brothers claim in a lawsuit that the state failed to stop their sexual and physical abuse. By LEONORA LaPETER Published October 13, 2004 PINELLAS PARK – The two brothers grew up in separate foster homes, but both say they were abused again and again – physically and sexually – while…

  • Child welfare officer jailed (ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!)

    this is what i like to see – this case is a couple years old, but its a good leader to what needs to keep happening – accountability!!! The Pinellas sheriff’s employee lied about checking on children and filed false overtime claims, detectives say. By CHRIS TISCH Published December 10, 2004 Megan Gallagher faces felony…

  • Missing mom may have feared losing son

    The woman’s husband says she was afraid the state would take away their newborn like they did with their other kids. By CURTIS KRUEGER Published April 24, 2006 Gregory Pound sat in the Pinellas County Jail for a month for failing to reveal where his wife and baby son had gone, even though he insists…

  • How Does A CPS Case Work? When to report?

    The Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare (“Bureau”), a division of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Fam- ily Services (“Department”), provides child abuse preven- tion and related services in Milwaukee County. The Bu- reau receives reports of child maltreatment at its intake office. When an intake screener receives a call, he drafts an intake form…

  • What is Senate Bill 6?

    Senate Bill 6 amends the Education Code, Family Code, Government Code, Human Resources Code, Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Texas Probate Code to make a number of reforms to the children’s protective services and adult protective services programs, certain related guardianship issues, and other family law matters. It requires the Health and Human…

  • Child Care Licensing Inspects Random Sample of Agency Foster Homes

    Original Article Here eSenate Bill 6, passed during the 79th regular legislative session amended the Texas Human Resource Code (HRC) 42.044(e) to require Child-Care Licensing (CCL) to inspect a random sample of agency foster homes. Information gained during these inspections must be used to determine a child-placing agency’s (CPA) compliance with the licensing law, rules…

  • 2 YEAR OLD BATTERED IN CPS CARE – SEE THIS VIDEO

    Watch This Video Posted 3/16/07BAKERSFIELD – A Tehachapi family is outraged Friday night after finding bruises on their little girl when she was returned to them from a foster home.The 2-year-old toddler was placed with her grandmother earlier this week after Child Protective Services found bruising on the girl during a foster home visit last…

  • Action Alert

    We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition: We are asking For: Victims of Child Welfare Memorial Day Target: George W. Bush & Richard B. Cheney, President & Vice President, The White HouseSponsor: Suncana Sesic Alvarado, Voice For Children Signatures: 877 Goal: 5,000 Deadline: Ongoing… See Full Petition Email this Petition To: OUR Government and Child…

  • It’s Almost Tuesday (Conclusion)

    I told Mommy that each time I go home from a visit I just scream at my foster Mom.“Because each time she walks in, its not you, Mommy”So I scream. I scream and I scream.Really I wish I didn’t cause I only makes things worse, and making this foster mom mad is bad news. I…

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