Olympia WA: DSHS Unfixable 'system' must be replaced...

Unfixable 'system' must be replaced

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/200...ON02/708030335

Regarding the Thursday article, "Changes sought to protect children":
According to Robin Arnold-Williams, the head of the Department of Social
and Health Services, "the system failed this child."

Her statement, which shows a brilliant grasp of the blindingly obvious,
would be insightful if it were not for the fact that there is no system.
DSHS is nothing more than a colossal display of incredible failure, time
after tragic time.

Stories abound constantly of DSHS failures. The indignant response of
the governor, the secretary and the head of CPS, Cheryl Stephani, are
prompted only by the outrage that is growing by the day both in print
and over the airwaves. This "system" cannot be fixed. It must be
replaced. However, that would require definitive action by the
Legislature. It seems that the only definitive action our elected
representatives in Olympia can muster is to increase our taxes. Positive
results are not necessary as long as legislators can point to what
wonderful bills they have "fought for."

Only we, the general public, can begin the demolition and rebuilding of
DSHS by not sending the same people to Olympia over and over again.
These folks are obviously not up to the task they so eagerly seek every
two and four years. All we will get with the current Olympia denizens is
more of the same and money spent on yet another "review" by a blue
ribbon task force, also populated by the same group of so-called experts.

People who consistently get it wrong cannot, now, get it right. If we
threw everyone out next election and sent all new people to Olympia, we
could not possibly be any worse off than we are now. How many more
children must be sacrificed by this gross and consistent failure of
management?






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...