Category: Child Welfare System
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse (Part 5)
The prosecution has one job – to prosecute the alleged offender. This is how the law was set up. It’s ultimately the best system available to us at this time, although we can probably all agree that it isn’t without flaws. The problems start when the forensic interview is conducted with the intention of…
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The Truth About Interviewing Victims of Child Abuse! (Part 1)
The average person equates the word “forensic” with cop shows on TV – the “forensics team” being the people who talk at length about blood spatter and DNA and trace evidence. But while collecting and analyzing evidence from a crime scene is certainly “forensics”, the term actually includes much more than that. By definition, “forensics” refers…
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MSU Study Shows Head Start Helps Keep Kids Out Of Foster Care
A national study, lead by Michigan State University researcher Sacha Klein, shows that Head Start may do more than just provide kids with introductory education. As it turns out, the Head Start program may also help keeps kids out of the foster system. How is that possible, you wonder? According to Klein, there are…
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Can Your Music Tastes Affect How CPS Sees You?
What does the term “juggalo” mean to you? Perhaps nothing, and you’re about to Google it to figure out what we’re talking about. Don’t bother – we’ll get to that in a moment. But first, for those of you who do know what a juggalo is (or think you know what it is) stop and…
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Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 2)
Welcome back! In our previous article we started talking about what a person could expect after someone has made allegations of child abuse against them. We started with the very first step – the investigation, and got all the way up to the part where the state takes temporary jurisdiction of their child or children.…
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Allegations of Abuse – What happens next? (Part 1)
Someone has accused you, or someone you love, of abusing a child. You are absolutely stunned. Horrified. Heart-broken. You have no idea what to do, or what happen next. We can help you with both of those concerns. As to what you should do next, the answer is call us immediately at 866 766 5245…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 4)
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us again as we continue this discussion about drug abuse among parents, and how CPS involvement may make the situation even worse. In the previous articles we’ve been talking about the four items that Dr Mark Calarco, national medical director of American Addiction Centers, says we need to change…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 3)
Welcome back. We’ve been discussing the subject of substance abuse and how CPS involvement can make life even harder for suffering parents, as opposed to better. We’ve also started looking at ways this can be overcome, both her in Michigan and in society in general. Dr. Mark Calarco, national medical director of American Addiction Centers,…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again as we discuss the complex issue of substance abuse and how it affects parenting and results in CPS intervention. For many parents who are trapped in the cycle of drug use which can perpetuate poor parenting choices which then leads to CPS intervention that harms more…
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Drug Abuse, Parenting and CPS: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)
Ask a group of 10 CPS agents about what they would do if a newborn baby was found with drugs in it’s system, and you would likely get 10 different answers. Why? Because the law isn’t actually very clear about what should happen in these cases. Some CPS workers would admit that a parent with…