Names of top politicians, royal aides and a famous pop star on list seized by police investigating child paedophile ring at suburban B&B List found among documents after raid at the home of former child protection worker By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 07:57 EST, 20 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:05 EST, 20 January 2013 MP Tom Watson sparked the police […]
Lets make 2013 the year to educate, inform, advocate, and make changes. Share my blog with others. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 19,000 views in 2012. If each view were a […]
I saw filthy living conditions “Pee wall” next to sleeping quarters at therapeutic foster camp. make-shift outhouses “playhouse” at a therapeutic foster camp unsanitary food storage in so-called outdoor camps Sleeping facilities outside at therapeutic foster camp. where children must sleep in sleeping bags – no walls, no fans, no heat – for months […]
Because the swing of every pendulum brings with it potential adverse consequences, it is important to emphasize that in the area of child abuse, as with the investigation and prosecution of all crimes, the state is constrained by the substantive and procedural guarantees of the Constitution.<br />The fact that the suspected crime may be heinous […]
(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD & LISTEN TO A FOSTER CHILD DESCRIBE, TO HIS MOTHER, THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS HE WAS GIVEN IN FOSTER CARE BY MISTAKE IN COLLIN COUNTY TEXAS.) Its Almost Tuesday is determined to keep thE PROBLEM OF CPS DRUGGING FOSTER CHILDREN alive AND TALKED ABOUT! IN THAT REGARD, please READ & […]
Posted: Dec 7, 2012 11:42 AM by NBC News (KPRC) Updated: Dec 7, 2012 12:16 PM HOUSTON (KPRC)- Grainy cellphone video supposedly depicting two teenage girls fighting is now at the center of an investigation by Texas Child Protective Services. One of the girls in the video is in CPS custody and her latest caregiver, according to […]
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has, today, launched a new “website” that makes it easier to find what you need and easier to understand what you find. The new DFPS websites sports a new look, improved layout, user-centric organization, and plainer language. This user-friendly website also uses “”responsive design””. That means it […]
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has, today, launched a new “website” that makes it easier to find what you need and easier to understand what you find. The new DFPS websites sports a new look, improved layout, user-centric organization, and plainer language. This user-friendly website also uses “”responsive design””. That means it […]
November is National Adoption Awareness Month and there are millions of children waiting for permanent homes in the United States. But beware, adopting a child may not be as easy of a process as one might think when going through the foster care system to find a child. It would seem like with such a […]
Self help techniques for my brothers and sisters out there also suffering from PTSD April 18, 2012 by Kellie Holly Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is primarily used as a treatment for PTSD. Discovered and developed by Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., EMDR uses eye movements, taps or tones to reprogram trauma victims’ thinking. The […]
The following article is from a wonderful newsgroup moderated by Dr Sam Vaknin I subscribe to, which offers so many informative articles its hard for me to choose which to re-post. I have spent my fair share of time in the hospital due to a rare genetic blood disorder I inherited from my fathers side […]
PTSD is treated by a variety of forms of psychotherapy (talk therapy) and pharmacotherapy (medication). There is no single best treatment, but some treatments appear to be quite promising, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT includes a number of diverse but related techniques such as cognitive restructuring, exposure therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). […]
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a traumatic event. A traumatic event is a life-threatening event such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a […]
I am going to stray a bit from the foster care genre of this blog to highlight a story so incredible… It must be shared. Many months ago I checked out some documentaries from the library. One documentary was the true crime story of three little boys mutilated and brutally murdered in Arkansas in what […]
A man is charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under age 14 that includes a 12-year-old girl, a 5-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. Michael Shawn Reynolds, 34, address listed in the 1200 block of Ridgeway, was assessed a $250,000 bond on each of the three charges and was in […]
(source: KETK News) Aug 27, 2012 6:48 p.m. We continue our coverage of the 2-year-old, Jacob Kimbley’s death. Investigation is still underway, as of now… autopsy results are still pending. Justice of the Peace, Mitch Shamburger, tells KETK autopsy results will be in soon and that lab work is being done. KETK follows up […]
1. Ask for the social workers business card. Have your attorney contact the worker on your behalf if the situation is hostile. 2. Find out the allegations before allowing the social worker access to your home or child. 3. Do not waive your rights to be protected from illegal search and seizures by allowing anyone […]
Source: The Associated Press. March 7, 2012. http://m.therepublic.com DALLAS — An investigator for Texas Child Protective Services has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a child. Nicholas Santos is being held in Dallas County Jail on $25,000 bond. Authorities say the charge is not related to his work for Child Protective Services, but […]
