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Civil grand jury blasts Child Protective Services: smoking gunevidence that CPS is a failure....
Civil grand jury blasts child protective system
BY TROY ANDERSON, Staff Writer Article Launched: 06/29/2007 09:13:03 PM PDT http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6264186 A civil grand jury on Friday blasted county departments for failing to fund an abuse-prevention program and share crucial information on children in county custody even as the number of slayings of abused children more than tripled. Despite efforts to reform the child protective system, jurors wrote in their report that they are profoundly concerned that the number of slayings soared from 15 in 2003 to 53 in 2006. "The Grand Jury concludes that the threat to abused and neglected children within the county remains a serious concern," jurors wrote. "It recognizes the efforts ... to provide care and security for such children, but it has determined that the existing system of information exchange is not adequate, and, indeed puts some children unnecessarily at risk." The jury also faulted an abuse-prevention program that is part of a long-delayed federal funding waiver expected to let the county's child welfare agency use $369 million to help thousands of foster children live safely with their parents. The fund has shrunk to $4 million a year as money has been diverted to pay for a 17 percent jump in pay and benefits for Department of Children and Family Services workers. Fund depleted The fund also has been depleted to pay for federal fines over late inspections of foster homes and fee increases for foster-care agencies and foster parents. "What has happened is all that money has been siphoned off," Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke said Friday. "What we thought was going to be a tremendous amount is now down to $4 million. "The money has gone to various things. The last one was an increase given by the state to foster homes. That includes group homes. Those homes receive very high reimbursements." Group-home owners are currently paid up to $76,452 a year to take care of a foster child. That is expected to increase 5 percent next year if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs legislation the Assembly and Senate just approved. "Did the county sabotage its own waiver or did the state and Legislature do it?" asked Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. "California is known for having a very powerful group-home industry. They have certainly undercut reforms before." Trish Ploehn, director of the Department of Children and Family Services, said problems with departments sharing information is pervasive across the country. Sharing information Although state and federal privacy laws prevent departments from sharing critical information about children, Ploehn said her department is working closely with health and mental health departments to "open our books to each other." Ploehn also said the 15 deaths of youths in 2003 involved children who were killed by family members or foster parents. Although that number more than tripled to 53 last year, Ploehn said the number of children killed by family members or foster parents actually dropped to four. "The deaths due to abuse and neglect have been reduced significantly," Ploehn said. "The increase was primarily due to ... gang-related shootings." Most of the increase in homicides was attributed to drive-by shootings, which rose from six in 2004 to 39 last year. Gang shootings Burke said the number of current or former foster children killed in gang shootings follows an increase in gang-related violence throughout the county. "Gangs are heavily made up of kids in our foster-care system," Burke said. "I wish it wasn't that way. They are young people who have no family and they look for ties. They are very vulnerable to gang participation." Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo — who asked the grand jury to investigate any links between the increase in drive-by shootings and DCFS reforms — said he had hoped the grand jury would also address prevention issues. "I know everybody believes family preservation is a laudable goal, but not when it means putting children back into homes where they have been previously abused," Delgadillo said. The grand jury was critical of the county's group homes, finding that abused and neglected children placed in these homes have a greater propensity to engage in delinquent behavior. 'Poor outcome' Of a sample of children in group homes who had committed crimes, 24 percent involved violence and 17 percent involved burglary. As a result, some of the more than 90,000 children involved in the county's child welfare system from 2002 to 2005 wound up in the juvenile delinquency system. "The number of children who annually enter the child welfare and juvenile justice systems is staggering," jurors wrote. "Even more disappointing is the estimate by probation officials that 40 percent of the wards that enter their system were once dependents in the child welfare system. "This is a poor outcome, given the dedication and hard work of all involved. It draws into question the efficacy of the county's current programs and methods of care for these children." --- Troy Anderson, (213) 974-8985 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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Civil grand jury blasts Child Protective Services: smokinggun evidence that CPS is a failure....
fx wrote:
Civil grand jury blasts child protective system BY TROY ANDERSON, Staff Writer Article Launched: 06/29/2007 09:13:03 PM PDT http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_6264186 A civil grand jury on Friday blasted county departments for failing to fund an abuse-prevention program and share crucial information on children in county custody even as the number of slayings of abused children more than tripled. Despite efforts to reform the child protective system, jurors wrote in their report that they are profoundly concerned that the number of slayings soared from 15 in 2003 to 53 in 2006. "The Grand Jury concludes that the threat to abused and neglected children within the county remains a serious concern," jurors wrote. "It recognizes the efforts ... to provide care and security for such children, but it has determined that the existing system of information exchange is not adequate, and, indeed puts some children unnecessarily at risk." The jury also faulted an abuse-prevention program that is part of a long-delayed federal funding waiver expected to let the county's child welfare agency use $369 million to help thousands of foster children live safely with their parents. The fund has shrunk to $4 million a year as money has been diverted to pay for a 17 percent jump in pay and benefits for Department of Children and Family Services workers. Fund depleted The fund also has been depleted to pay for federal fines over late inspections of foster homes and fee increases for foster-care agencies and foster parents. "What has happened is all that money has been siphoned off," Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke said Friday. "What we thought was going to be a tremendous amount is now down to $4 million. "The money has gone to various things. The last one was an increase given by the state to foster homes. That includes group homes. Those homes receive very high reimbursements." Group-home owners are currently paid up to $76,452 a year to take care of a foster child. That is expected to increase 5 percent next year if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs legislation the Assembly and Senate just approved. "Did the county sabotage its own waiver or did the state and Legislature do it?" asked Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. "California is known for having a very powerful group-home industry. They have certainly undercut reforms before." So much for giving CPS money to keep families together! Trish Ploehn, director of the Department of Children and Family Services, said problems with departments sharing information is pervasive across the country. Sharing information Although state and federal privacy laws prevent departments from sharing critical information about children, Ploehn said her department is working closely with health and mental health departments to "open our books to each other." Ploehn also said the 15 deaths of youths in 2003 involved children who were killed by family members or foster parents. Although that number more than tripled to 53 last year, Ploehn said the number of children killed by family members or foster parents actually dropped to four. "The deaths due to abuse and neglect have been reduced significantly," Ploehn said. "The increase was primarily due to ... gang-related shootings." Most of the increase in homicides was attributed to drive-by shootings, which rose from six in 2004 to 39 last year. Gang shootings Burke said the number of current or former foster children killed in gang shootings follows an increase in gang-related violence throughout the county. "Gangs are heavily made up of kids in our foster-care system," Burke said. "I wish it wasn't that way. They are young people who have no family and they look for ties. They are very vulnerable to gang participation." Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo — who asked the grand jury to investigate any links between the increase in drive-by shootings and DCFS reforms — said he had hoped the grand jury would also address prevention issues. "I know everybody believes family preservation is a laudable goal, but not when it means putting children back into homes where they have been previously abused," Delgadillo said. The grand jury was critical of the county's group homes, finding that abused and neglected children placed in these homes have a greater propensity to engage in delinquent behavior. 'Poor outcome' Of a sample of children in group homes who had committed crimes, 24 percent involved violence and 17 percent involved burglary. As a result, some of the more than 90,000 children involved in the county's child welfare system from 2002 to 2005 wound up in the juvenile delinquency system. "The number of children who annually enter the child welfare and juvenile justice systems is staggering," jurors wrote. "Even more disappointing is the estimate by probation officials that 40 percent of the wards that enter their system were once dependents in the child welfare system. "This is a poor outcome, given the dedication and hard work of all involved. It draws into question the efficacy of the county's current programs and methods of care for these children." --- Troy Anderson, (213) 974-8985 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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