links for Dec 2014

As I mentioned in June 2014, I have decided to begin sharing links via a monthly post instead of posting each video story as I discover it. (I do welcome you to visit - & follow - WACPR on Scoop It, which will include links to news articles without videos.)


~ OLDER ~

Should the state be able to take your kids, or does it have too much power?
May 5, 2011 (updated Aug 3, 2011)

~ RECENT ~

Denver's District Attorney asks child welfare ombudsman to delay release of DHS investigation

Dec 1, 2014

Folsom Community Mourns 12-year-old Boy Bullied to Suicide
Dec 4, 2o14

Judge Sentences Man Who Raped Girl, 11, To Three Years Probation (Video)
Dec 4, 2014

 

What did judges know about guardian ad litem issues?
Dec 4, 2014

 

Mother of child abused by foster parent speaks out

Dec 5, 2014

Judge returns kids to Bellingham parents
Dec 6, 2014
 

State, child welfare advocates spar over DHS oversight

Dec 8, 2014

Valley family claims DCS wrongly removed children after booster seat accident
Dec 9, 2014
 

Former WV Child Protective Services Worker To Serve Up To 20 Years

Dec 10, 2014

Does Alaska’s foster care system need reform? 

Dec 10, 2014

Walton County judge will hear case of daycare owner charged with 'Shaken Baby Syndrome'
Dec 11, 2014

CPS mishandling of Lawhorn case leads to change
Dec 11, 2014

Debra Milke murder charges dismissed; state vows appeal

Dec 11, 2014

DCF inadvertently shares foster parents' personal information
Dec 12, 2014

Secretive and often overzealous care agencies protect children largely at parents’ expense
Dec 12, 2014

Ontario’s most vulnerable children kept in the shadows
Dec 12, 2014

1 charged in killing of Demario Bailey, 15, who tried to save twin brother from robbers
Dec 14, 2014

Shocking Video Of Coach Grabbing High School Basketball Player By The Hair And Throwing Her Several Feet During Brawl
Dec 14, 2014

Aunt hopes to gain custody of nephew Achilles Lambert

Dec 15, 2014

Foster care system could face major changes
Dec 15, 2014

Petition to Drop Charges against Minn. Mom for Treating Son with Medical Pot
Dec 16, 2014

Texas Mother of 5 Released After Spending Years in Prison for Foster Son's Murder
Dec 16, 2014

Missouri mom loses custody of sick boy over claims of medical child abuse

Dec 16, 2014

Police: Man's attempt to kill ex-wife's husband ends with beatdown
Dec 18, 2014

Family of Toddler Injured by SWAT 'Grenade' Faces $1M in Medical Bills
Dec 18, 2014

Officials respond to case of a sex offender allowed to be foster parent
Dec 18, 2014

State audit shows some counties are not properly conducting background checks on relatives looking to be foster parents
Dec 19, 2014

Fight Against Unwarranted Seizures of Babies, Children

Dec 21, 2014

René Bailey to be released without bail
Dec 22, 1014

Sioux Falls couple says their children are victims of "medical kidnapping"
Dec 22, 2014

Police: Man spiked girlfriend's drink to cause miscarriage 
Dec 25, 2014 

Court Case May Change Foster Care Statewide
Dec 30, 2014

Melissa Diegel Speaks Out

You can view the Melissa Diegel YouTube channel.

Timeline of the Justina Pelletier case

I have a quick update to my Nov 20, 2013 post. I haven't posted anything on Justina Pelletier since Hospital Holds West Hartford Girl For 9 Months After Parents Argue Diagnosis because there was sooo much coverage elsewhere. Now that things seem to have resolved, it seemed like a good time for an update.

The Timeline of the Justina Pelletier case sums things up quickly & neatly.

 

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But there's more!!!

 

* Stockman calls for medical ethics reform in wake of Pelletier case

 

* Justina Pelletier’s Law Would Stop Federal Funding of Dangerous Medical Research on Foster Children

a long overdue post - links for June 2014

It has been some time since I have published a post here on WACPR. (I do welcome you to visit - & follow - WACPR on Scoop It, where I am able to post more frequently.  These will, however, generally not include videos, as it has been my "thing" to reserve video posts for this blog.) I have decided to begin sharing links via a monthly post instead of posting each video story as I discover it.Father pays outstanding child support, still gets jail time

Investigation exposes little oversight of child advocates

published May 15, 2013 (updated Jul 23, 2013)

Rare Brittle Bond Disorder Mistaken for Child Abuse

published Nov 29, 2013

Bond set for DFCS worker arrest for drug possession

published Dec 14, 2013 (updated Dec 15, 2013)

Therapist in conflict for treating abuser and victim, psychologist says

published Dec 16, 2013

Judge dismisses attorneys, CPS workers on case involving claims of rare psychological problem

published Dec 23, 2013 

Father pays outstanding child support, still gets jail time
published Jan 03, 2014 (updated  Jan 21, 2014)

The story of one Alberta foster child we wanted to tell you — but can’t (video)

published Jan 8, 2014

Alberta mother speaks out after daughter dies in government care

published Jan 9, 2014

Teacher Accused Of Leaving Student In Closet Suspended

published Jan 15, 2014

KANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOL: POSTER LISTING SEX ACTS AS PART OF 'HEALTH AND SCIENCE' CURRICULUM

published Jan 16, 2014

New DCFS boss pleaded guilty to stealing from social service agency's clients

published Feb 17, 2014

Michigan CPS has gigantic secret list of parents labeled 'child abusers' without due process
published March 21, 2014

Former foster dad accused of abusing foster child

published March 31, 2014

Mother of boy found beaten and malnourished says she wasn't allowed to see son

published April 1, 2014

Tulsa Mother Sues DHS After Daughter Gives Birth to Father's Baby
published April 17, 2014

Family says daughter suffered from medical issue, not father's abuse
April 29, 2014

First Grades for OK DHS Foster Care Reform Released
published Apr 30, 2014

Kids Traumatized, Have Nightmares After Cops Raid Wrong House

published May 6, 2014

Int'l Adoptions Down, Foster Care Interest Grows
published May 8, 2014

Foster parent guilty of child abuse
published May 8, 2014

Phantom Caseworkers On DSS County Roster
published May 9, 2014 

Mom petitions for Landry's law to protect breastfeeding babies
published May 14, 2014

Gov. Shumlin Concerned About Slow Investigation into DCF
published May 14, 2014

Biological parents never told what killed their son in foster care
published May 14, 2014 (updated May 16, 2014)

Teacher Allegedly Grabs Kindergarten Student's Face
published May 14, 2014 (published May 28, 2014)

Woman Accused of Starving Her Adopted Children
published May 15, 2014

Lawsuit against children's group home describes sex crimes
published May 16, 2014

Adoption Battle In Court
published May 16, 2014

Sisters separated by foster care reunited after 47 years
published May 18, 2014

13 investigates: overseas adoption dangers
published May 19, 2014

Birth mother speaks out in NAACP foster fight
published May 20, 2014

Relatives Get Paid Less to Foster Children Than Strangers Under California Policy
published May 20, 2014

Foster mom can’t believe day care shoe throwing incident
published May 29, 2014

AZ Week: Foster Parents, Child Advocates Demand Better System
published May 30, 2014

Laredo PD Searching for Boy Missing During CPS Custody

published June 13, 2014

DCF change allows names removed from abuse registry
published June 17, 2014

Foster child adoption halted over tribal ties

published June 18, 2014 (updated June 19, 2014)

20 kids removed from children's home
published May 22, 2014

Georgia day care workers did nothing to help toddler with 3rd-degree burns, destroyed evidence: cops

published June 24, 2014

Hundreds voice concerns about CPS at Capitol
published June 25, 2014

Ex-OC PE Teacher Who Molested At Least 17 Students Set To Be Released

published June 26, 2014

Dripping Springs couple accused of keeping son locked away

published June 26, 2014

Daycare suspended to investigate potential violations

published June 27, 2014

Stepmom of boy found in basement released from jail

published June 28, 2014

Hospital Holds West Hartford Girl For 9 Months After Parents Argue Diagnosis

According to Beau Berman, in his story Hospital Holds West Hartford Girl For 9 Months After Parents Argue Diagnosis, a "medical “mystery” ... has left a Connecticut family baffled and heartbroken. After a long history of medical problems, a West Hartford teenager is now “trapped” inside a hospital with seemingly no way out."

At 15, Justina Pelletier was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, "a genetic disorder that can cause loss of muscle coordination and weakness."

Later, however, when she was ill with the flu, hospital staff "said Justina had “somatoform disorder.” In short, they were saying she suffered from a mental illness, not mitochondrial disease."

Even though the family has the support of "Dean Hokanson, the clinical psychologist who has worked with Justina the past five years", they are still fighting for custody of their daughter.

To access the news story & video, click here.

Snapshot Device Helps Clear Father in Baby’s Death

According to Mark Zinni in Snapshot Device Helps Clear Father in Baby’s Death, "Authorities accused [Michael] Beard of suffocating his daughter so she would start crying to get her mother’s attention." Fortunately for Mr Zinni, he had the Progressive Snapshot. "In this case, the information was able to prove that Beard wasn’t in the house long enough to kill his daughter."

re: Charles Smith

I have discovered the  Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario website, the link to which I have added in my links page. I have also added two PDF documents (Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario - Report and Pediatric Forensic Pathology - Limits & Controversies) in my DropBox account (in the folder "Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario"), which you can access via my PDF page.

False accusations of Münchausen by Proxy, The Truth Behind the Label

I have just become aware of a 6-part series - False accusations of Munchausen by Proxy, The Truth Behind the Label - by Christina England which was published on Vactruth.com in 2010.

Part 1 – Diagnosing Munchausen by Proxy

Part 2 – Vaccines, a differential viewpoint

Part 3 – A Failing Justice System

Part 4 – My Story and the Stigma of False Accusations After Vaccine Injury

Part 5 – Facts from Fantasy

Part 6 – Panoramic Views

Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy?

The following stories by www.myfoxhouston.com,

which include both written news & video,

speak about parents accused

of Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP or MBP).

March 1, 2010

CPS Makes Shocking Allegations at 2 Moms

March 30, 2010

CPS Does About Face, Accuses Parents Of Abuse

April 14, 2010

CPS Makes More Disturbing Allegations