In 1874, the first case ofchild abusewas criminally prosecuted. The case has come to be known as the "case of Mary Ellen." Outrage over the cruel brutality of the case, there was an organized effort against child maltreatment. Finally, in 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt convened the Whit...
The drug treatment perspective: New York City Center for Substance Abuse Prevention programs The child welfare perspective The infant nursery, caregiver education, parent training project Description of participants Description of the infant nursery caregiver education patient training intervention Client involve...
Fight and make them prove everything they say. If there was real child abuse going on it would be a criminal matter. If they can’t charge you with a crime, then there is no child abuse taking place. Don’t be afraid and don’t let them wear you down. Best of luck. Posted inCo...
“In the process of detecting true incidents of abuse, large numbers of families suffer the distress of investigation with no help being offered.” (Munro, 1999b, p 120). Worries are that highly coercive powers to separate families can be undertaken with little or no consultation, can lead ...
I had a question from JH today asking about an “educational diagnosis” of autism. Here’s what she asked. “What do you do when your child has been diagnosed with autism from every medical doctor he has ever seen, including a developmental pediatrician and a neurologist, and the school ...
I also see a lot of the young people starting to struggle with [substance] abuse…and so I wonder…if it’s, you know, just because there’s nothing else to do, they’re no longer able to go to work, places they used to go are no longer open. Don’t know, but certainly a num...
This was especially true for women that suffered from abusive relationships, for which the stress and trauma of experiencing verbal and in some cases physical abuse compounded health complications during pregnancy, and made them more vulnerable to losing their jobs. A.A. described these hardships: ...
Truly abused children are considered ‘damaged goods’ and are not ‘sellable,’ whereas those from good homes are much more adoptable and profitable to the State. On itswebsite, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and its “family services” agency, DCBS,...
and in some cases poorly. The reasons for this lack of success are as complex as the families that are served. Many families that enter the child welfare system have challenging life circumstances. The incidence of the conditions of substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, poverty and...
If you get the problem of abuse, then you must send the child to the hospital, because we don't have a person here every day, that's also a problem. Sometimes when you book the people, for that then the guy cancels his visit.” (Nurse, Focus Group 9, Phase 3) Discussion The ...