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the state of Washington’s internal review of DSHS t’s a list of screw-ups 16 pages long....
Who was at fault? Everyone
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune Published: June 24th, 2007 01:00 AM http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/l...ory/94707.html Officially, the state of Washington’s internal review of the Chornice Lewis case outlines a series of findings and recommendations. Unofficially, it’s a list of screw-ups 16 pages long. Here are the highlights: Who was at fault? Everyone. Everyone, except police and teachers who repeatedly raised concerns. The review of Lewis’ decade of apparent abuse of a foster child in her care, completed in February 2007, blames “a system breakdown involving all stakeholders,” including state social workers, King County courts and foster care licensing workers. “Parties to the case failed to hold each other accountable, and the management of this case and the care of the children suffered as a result,” the review states. “Checks and balances were not evident in this case.” Who was fired? Who was disciplined? No one. No one, according to the Department of Social and Health Services. However, four foster care licensing workers in the agency’s Kent office have been reassigned, said Mike Tornquist, director of the Division of Licensed Resources, a subset of DSHS. Reassigned workers included Laticia Williams, the foster care licensor who handled Lewis’ licensing applications for five years. Williams also was given “additional coaching and feedback,” and sent to the training academy DSHS provides for licensing workers, Tornquist said. Who conducted the case review? DSHS staff members; a King County Superior Court judge; a member of the county’s court-appointed special advocate staff; a King County physician specializing in child abuse and neglect; and a state assistant attorney general specializing in child dependency cases. Did the state make any other changes? Yes. Tornquist said the Lewis case revealed that foster care licensing workers were investigating child abuse and neglect complaints, though they weren’t trained for such work. He said he has shifted the responsibility to trained investigators. Does this mean there were other problems at Kent’s DSHS office? Yes. Tornquist said DSHS leaders found “some problems” and “some issues” that led to state action. He didn’t say what they were. “It wasn’t what I would consider a large-scale problem,” he said. “There were some things that needed to be cleaned up.” Is child abuse common in the state foster care system? State leaders say no. They note that .24 percent of children in Washington’s foster care system are subject to maltreatment, which is much better than the national standard of .57 percent. Exactly how did the state fail in the Lewis case? The full case review is posted at www.thenews tribune.com, but here are some of the findings and recommendations, edited to cut through government jargon: CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 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 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. 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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