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Community must help protect children: Why do we as a society waituntil a child has been abused or neglected before we take action?



 
 
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Default Community must help protect children: Why do we as a society waituntil a child has been abused or neglected before we take action?

Community must help protect children
Monday, July 23, 2007

http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary...160.xml&coll=7

Why do we as a society wait until a child has been abused or neglected
before we take action?

Our attention was drawn to The Oregonian's recent report on child abuse
("Child abuse, neglect mark a 10-year high," June 26). In addition to
the grave statistics it cited, the article highlighted five new laws
aimed at improving lives for children who come into the Oregon child
welfare system.

We applaud these efforts and recognize that it's essential to do all we
can to support and protect children after they come into state custody.
But to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect we must do all we
can to prevent abuse before it happens. The majority of child abuse
cases stem from situations and conditions that are entirely preventable
in an engaged and supportive community.

Child abuse is an issue with serious long-term consequences for
individuals, families and communities.

Children who are abused suffer effects that often last a lifetime. The
human cost is heartbreaking. The monetary cost of intervention in child
abuse and neglect cases (conservatively estimated at $258 million a day
in the United States) places an enormous weight on our child protective
services, educational, juvenile and mental health systems. The state's
annual report, "The Status of Children in Oregon's Child Protection
System," found that approximately 50 percent of victims were younger
than 6 years old, and most are infants. We need to protect these very
vulnerable members of our community or we'll continue to deal with the
devastating consequences.

Engaging community members is fundamental to fostering the lasting
social change needed to keep families and communities safe and strong.
When families are supported, children are less likely to be at risk for
child maltreatment and more likely to grow up happy and healthy.
Preventing child abuse before it happens is best for our children and
for our community. There is an urgent need to shift the balance of
resources and focus "upstream" so children are better protected and
ultimately the need for intervention is reduced.

Child maltreatment cannot be eliminated one person at a time. In
addition to offering services and supports for individual families, it's
imperative to focus on the larger social and community environment. This
needs to be everyone's concern.

As members of the Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families and
Community, we call upon each of you to join us in focusing on prevention
efforts that create healthier environments for children.

Children do well when their parents do well. And parents do best when
they live in communities that actively support families. We can all play
a positive part.

Jeff Cogen is a Multnomah County commissioner. Carla Piluso is chief of
police in Gresham



CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT
FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON...


BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

 




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