Category: foster care
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Your Rights in Foster Care
The rights for youth in foster care may be different in each state. Ask your caseworker about your rights in your state. If your rights are being violated, contact a caseworker, attorney, CASA or foster parent immediately. As a youth in foster care, you have the right:* To know your rights in foster care, to…
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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…
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14 year old makes threats to remain in foster care (NEWS DAILY ITEM)
Daily Item:News – 14-year-old who made threats to remain in foster care http://www.dailyitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007704130311 Visit DailyItem.com today!
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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…
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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…
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STOP DRUGGING OUR CHILDREN!
Texas State Comptroller “They are everybody’s children, and nobody’s children.They are the forgotten children in the Texas foster care system. This report gives these children a voice.”2002 – 44 kids in DPRS care died2003 – 30 kids in DPRS care died2005 – 48 kids in DPRS care died Former Pharmaceutical Rep talks about overmedication in…
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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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Repulsive mess and Social Services in Kentucky
Repulsive mess in Kentucky Sadistic and criminal aren’t words usually associated with social workers. But they come to mind while reading the results of a yearlong investigation into a Kentucky child-protection bureaucracy that was allowed to go rogue. Social workers gave each other nicknames like “The Queen of Removal” and “Terminator” and laughed as they…
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parent-child relationship protected
The Ninth Amendment acknowledged the prior existence of fundamental rights with it: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” The United States Supreme Court in a long line of decisions, has recognized that matters involving marriage, procreation, and the parent-child relationship…
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Teen Screen – A Hard Pill To Swallow!
PETITION AGAINST FORCED PSYCHIATRY ON OUR TEENS!!! Our children are not lab rats!
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Ohio Mom on Trial in Foster Son’s Death; (Domestic Violence Past Was Unreported)
By TERRY KINNEY AP BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) – A woman suggested binding her developmentally disabled 3-year-old foster son inside a closet, making her responsible for his death even if she did not intend it, prosecutors said Thursday as her murder trial opened. A defense attorney, however, argued that Liz Carroll was a wife intimidated into…
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A Foster Parent Can Get Paid, Cage Kids & Still Stay Out of Jail
Updated:2007-02-15 22:11:30Couple Sentenced for Child EndangermentThey Had Adopted Special-Needs Kids Sleep in CagesBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN AP NORWALK, Ohio (Feb. 15) – A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in wire-and-wood cages were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, after the parents insisted they were only trying to…
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A Foster Parent Can Get Paid, Cage Kids & Still Stay Out of Jail
Updated:2007-02-15 22:11:30Couple Sentenced for Child EndangermentThey Had Adopted Special-Needs Kids Sleep in CagesBy THOMAS J. SHEERAN AP NORWALK, Ohio (Feb. 15) – A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in wire-and-wood cages were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, after the parents insisted they were only trying to…
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Notice to Texas Parents Affected By CPS/TDPRS
Committee discussion topics should address the goal of identifying best practices, areas of concern and opportunities for the improvement in outcomes for children and families within the investigative stage of service. The Committees charge includes reviewing existing investigation policies and to identify and recommend best practices for parental involvement. I am asking those who have…
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Child Welfare System Must Grow Up
Tuesday, October 14, 2003By Wendy McElroy www.foxnews.net/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,99942,00.html Monday, September 29, 2003 –Too many children have been unnecessarily placed in foster care because of a “perverse financial incentive” that encourages local governments to earn money by bringing youngsters into the system, a new state report says. The study by the California Department of Social Services also…