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Will Shawna Get to Keep Her Birthday Present this Time?

When Samantha went in front of the Panel she was told by Donna Webb the foster care provider that Shawna the oldest child didn’t love or trust her mother. She had been told this by the therapist or so she stated to the panel. The therapist was not in attendance. Last Monday Dec 8,2010) Samantha went to visit her three children at the Tree House and she took Shawna a necklace she had bought her for her birthday with the letter “S” on it. Shawna told her mother that she loved it and she loved anything her mother gave her. A while back her mother had given her a camera and Donna had taken it from her and made Shawna give it back to Samantha. This is probably what will happen to the necklace. Donna doesn’t want the girls to have anything their mother gives them. She had given Shawna some play makeup for Christmas the year before and Donna had also taken that away from her. These are things that are not told in court. Donna will not let the girls have anything their mother gives them.
Samantha is not allowed to spend any holidays with her children. And they cannot keep anything she gives them. This is in direct violation of Title IV-E – Donna is complicant in her attempt to allienate these children from their mother.
Shawna also asked her mother if she could get her ears repierced when she comes home. Samantha told her yes. Does this sound like a child who doesn’t trust her mother? I think not!

It is way past time for these children to return home. It is way past time for Jackson County DFCS to help her get the housing they are supposed to do under Title IV-E Funding. That is one of the condtions they receive the funding. They are supposed to make reasonable effort to help her with housing. They have not done that. Tempra Fields has not even returned her calls regarding the two different court dates one in Jan and the other in Feb. Samantha has made numerous phone calls to her and it all goes to voice mail. She is to busy to call her back but not to busy to keep her children from her.
Time to bring them home.

Another Family Torn Apart by CPS and Now The Children have been Separated from Each Other?

These children are now in different foster homes and money is being made off their backs! When is this going to stop?

These Children Were Protected to Death After Being Stolen for Profit By CPS

These children were protected to death after they were placed by CPS in foster homes, adopters, group homes, or psychiatric facilities.

Genesis Acosta-Garcia, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, November 19, 2005, septic shock

Travis C Adams, Salem Oregon, August 8 2000, December 16 2002, wandered into creek

Kayla Y Allen, Richlands North Carolina, November 10 1995 – August 24 2003, poison

Martin Lee Anderson, Panama City Florida, fourteen years old, January 6 2006, beating/suffocation

Richard L (Ricky) Aragon, Albuquerque New Mexico, January 24 1991 – April 12 1993, battered

Shirley Arciszewski, Charlotte North Carolina, April 19 1992 – September 11 2004, restraint

Miguel Humberto Arias-Baca, Westminster Colorado, two years old, February 2 1999, battered

Angellika Nicole Arndt, Minneapolis Minnesota, seven years old, May 26 2006, restraint

Ian August, Sevier Desert Utah, June 21 1988 – July 13, 2002, exhaustion

Denzel Bailey, Los Angeles California, eleven months old, April 2001, malnutrition

Jeffrey Baldwin, Toronto Ontario, December 20 1996 – November 30 2002, malnutrition/pneumonia

Casey Paul Barrow, West Valley Utah, eighteen months old, October 22 2003, battered

Anthony Bars, Indiana, four years old, January 20 2004, starvation, battered

Shelly Bash, Midland Michigan, eight years old, March 2005, transplant rejection

Nadine Catherine Beaulieu, Dauphin Manitoba, twenty three months old, February 1996, battered

Teddy Bellingham, Smiths Falls Ontario, sixteen years old, August 1992, beaten

Jerome Bennett, Oshawa Ontario, fifteen years old, February 3 2006, homicide

Maria Bennett, Lancaster Ohio, two years old, October 23, 2002, battered

Modesto Blanco, Lubbock Texas, twenty two months old, March 2 2002, battered

Christian Blewitt né Osik, Halesowen England, three years old, December 2002, poison/battered

Deondre Bondieumaitre, Florida, sixteen months old, April 16 2003, battered

Timothy Boss, Remsen Iowa, ten years old, February 23 2000, battered

Alex Boucher, New Port Richey Florida, January 25 1997 – September 25 2000, asphyxiation

Ashley Boyd, LaFayette Georgia, twelve years old, December 13 2005, hit by car / suicide

Jason Bright, Las Vegas Nevada, fourteen years old, August 5 2006, gunshot / homicide

Kerry Brooks, Los Angeles California, nine years old, February 10 2001, suicide

Talitha Brooks, Colorado, one year old, July 1998, heatstroke

Amira Brown, Reading Pennsylvania, twelve years old, September 4 2005, battered / restraint

Diminiqua Bryant, Dothan Alabama, two years old, May 1999, battered

Scott Buckle, Swansea Wales, twelve years old, February 6 2005, hanging

Latasha Bush, Manvel Texas, January 2 1987 – February 28 2002, restraint

Michael Buxton, Miami Oklahoma, five years old, July 5 1998, battered

Everlyse Cabrera, Las Vegas Nevada, two years old, June 10 2006, lost

Eduardo Calzada, Bakersfield California, three months old, March 2004, battered

Chris Campbell, Toledo Iowa, thirteen years old, November 2, 1997, restraint

Gladys Campbell, Philadelphia/New Jersey, two years old, ca 1988

Edith Campos, Tucson Arizona, fifteen years old, February 4 1998, restraint

Brianna Canales, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, four years old, April 24 2006, dozen Zoloft pills

Latasha Cannon, Boston Massachusetts, seventeen years old, April 2001, slashed throat

Mario Cano, Chula Vista California, sixteen years old, April 27 1984, untreated blood clot

Joshua K Causey, Detroit Michigan, March 21 1998 – March 18 2003, battered

Jaime Ceballos, Salinas California, two years old, November 27 2005, infection and bleeding

baby boy Charles, Las Vegas Nevada, seven months old, August 4 2006, head injury

Sherry Charlie, British Columbia, nineteen months old, September 4 2002, battered

Sarah Angelina Chavez, Alhambra California, two years old, October 11 2005, battered

Felix Chen, Bloomington Indiana, August 27 1997 – April 1 2004, treatment withheld

Sky Colon Cherevez, Paterson New Jersey, three months old, August 6 1998, battered

Tiffany H Clair, Fort Worth Texas, September 6 1985 – May 4 2001, heroin

Brian Clark, New Jersey, three years old, January 2002, untreated pneumonia

Angelic Clary, Bakersfield California, three months old, September 14 2003

Roshelle Clayborn, San Antonio Texas, sixteen years old, August 18 1997, restraint

Casey Collier, Westminster Colorado, seventeen years old, December 21 1993, restraint

Desiree Collins, Los Angeles California, fourteen years old, February 10 2002, gunshot

Nicholas Contreras, Queen Creek Arizona, January 15 1982 – March 2 1998, untreated infection

Ashleigh Marie Copeland née Lethbridge, Michigan, twelve years old, February 23 2006, grand-mal

Adrianna Cram, Veracruz Mexico (US supervision), August 25 2000 – June 13 2005

Christopher Henry Cryderman, Springfield Missouri, July 27 2004 – November 22 2004, untreated infection

Dirk D Dalton, Clarkston Washington, June 7 1989 – May 1 1994, battered

Arieale Daniels, Naples Florida, fifteen years old, 1999, car crash

Tajuana Davidson, Phoenix Arizona, three years old, November 3 1993, battered

China Marie Davis, Phoenix Arizona, March 23 1991 – October 31 1993, battered

Sabrina Elizabeth Day, Charlotte North Carolina, July 4 1984 – February 10 2000, restraint

Tyler Joseph DeLeon, Stevens County Washington, January 13 1998 – January 13 2005, dehydration

Kameron Justin Demery, Long Beach California, two years old, October 14 1996, battered

Connre Dixon, Ridgefield Township Ohio eleven years old, October 18 2004, stabbing

Mark Draheim, Orefield Pennsylvania, October 10 1984 – December 11 1998, restraint

Charmaria Drake, Cleveland Ohio, twenty months old, March 13 2003, battered

Stephanie Duffield, Manvel Texas, July 14 1984 – February 11 2001, restraint

Willie Lawrence Durden III, Citrus County Florida, seventeen years old, October 2005, unknown/died in cell

Brian Edgar, Overland Park Kansas, nine years old, December 30 2002, asphyxiation

William Edgar, Peterborough Ontario, thirteen years old, March 1999, restraint

Tiffany Eilders, Rancho Cucamonga California, fourteen weeks old, December 7 2005, battered

Ryan Ellison, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, January 17 2006, prematurity concealed

Kayla Erlandson, King County Washington, two years old, April 1991, battered

Luke Evans, Lowell Indiana, sixteen months old, November 30 2001, malnutrition/battered

Roberta (Berta) Evers, Bayfield Colorado, six years old, June 13 1998, restraint

Sara Eyerman, California, twenty months old, ca 1986, untreated pneumonia

Sean Isaac Faith, Eagle Idaho, three years old, May 13 2006, drowning

Marcus Fiesel, Cincinnati Ohio, three years old, August 6 2006, locked in closet

Miranda Finn, Lake Butler Florida, nine years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Laura Fleming, Palmdale California, October 11 2004 – November 21 2004, cause unknown

Sarah Jane Forrester, Woodlawn Maryland, October 30 1985 – found May 13 1999, battered and stabbed

Rita Foster, Pasadena California, four years old, June 29 2006, run over by bus

Kameryn Fountain, Bibb County Georgia, two months old, November 20 2005, unknown cause

Henry Gallop, Boston Massachusetts, two years old, 1987, poison

Alexander Ganadonegro, Albuquerque New Mexico, March 10 1998 – February 4 1999, battered

Christening (Mikie) Garcia, Ingram Texas, twelve years old, December 4 2005, restraint

Camron P Gardner, Waupun Wisconsin, three years old, May 5 2006, battered

Dylan James George, Fremont California, April 16 2002 – October 4 2004, battered

Anthony Marino Gladue, Edmonton Alberta, seventeen years old, April 26 2006, hit by train

Corese Goldman, Chicago Illinois, two years old, 1995, drowning

Mollie Gonzales, Jefferson County Colorado, ten years old, November 18 2002, drug overdose

Julio Gonzalez, Glendale California, May 10 1995 – December 29 1996, battered

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Goodwin, Coeur d’Alene Idaho, March 22 1996 – October 22 2002, drowning

Anthony Green, Brownwood Texas, fifteen years old, May 12 1991, restraint

Sabrina Green, New York City, nine years old, November 8 1997, burned and battered

Lamar D Greene, Jacksonville Florida, sixteen years old, 2001, car crash

Corey Greer, Treasure Island Florida, four months old, ca 1985, dehydration

Gage Guillen, Boston Massachusetts, three years old, 1995, strangulation

Darvell Gulley, Lincoln Nebraska, thirteen years old, April 27 2002, restraint

Savannah Brianna Marie Hall, Prince George British Columbia, September 9 1997 – January 21 2001, malnutrition/restraint

Latiana Hamilton, Jacksonville Florida, seventeen months old, July 18 2001, drowning

Mykeeda Hampton, District of Columbia, two years old, August 1997, battered

Kelly M Hancock, Malden Massachusetts, November 6 1985 – July 18 2000, stabbed

Laura Hanson, West Palm Beach Florida, May 17 1981 – November 19 1998, restraint

Jerrell Hardiman, La Porte Indiana, four years old, October ca 1993, exposure

Alex Harris, Minden Louisiana, twelve years old, September 2005, forced running

Diane Harris, Seguin Texas, seventeen years old, April 11 1990, restraint

Jessica Albina Hagmann, Prince William County Virginia, two years old, August 11 2003, smothered

Letia Harrison, Akron Ohio, October 23 1999 – September 19 2002, baked in attic

Jordan Heikamp, Toronto Ontario, May 19 1997 – June 23 1997, starvation

Eric Hernandez, Cedar Hill Texas, January 6 1999 – March 7 1999, suffocation

Zachary Higier, né Nikita Khoryakov Braintree Massachusetts, May 24 2000 – August 15 2002, battered

Dwight Hill, Tucson Arizona, four months old, November 16 2005, battered

Nina Victoria Hilt née Vika Bazhenova, Manassas Virginia, thirty three months old, July 2 2005, battered

Steven A Hoffa, Des Moines Iowa, February 4 1993 – May 18 1996, battered

Richard (Ricky) Holland, Williamston Michigan, September 8 1997 – July 2005, battered

Michael Anthony Hughes, Choctaw Oklahoma, March 21 1988 – September 12 1994, kidnap/missing

Jarod (Jerry) Hulsey, Mesa Arizona, ten years old, April 3 2006, battered

Joseph (Joey) Huot, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, two years old, January 27 1988, battered

Dion Jack, Sproat Lake British Columbia, six years old, March 1 2006, untreated seizure

Walter Jackson, Chicago Illinois, ten months old, August 9 2005, battered

Dominic James, Springfield Missouri, June 4 2000 – August 21 2002, battered

Billie-Jo Jenkins, Hastings East Sussex England, thirteen years old, February 1997, battered

Demetrius Jeffries, Crockett Texas, seventeen years old, August 26 1997, strangulation

Dontel Jeffers, Boston Massachusetts, four years old, March 6 2005, battered

Ciara S Jobes, Baltimore Maryland, August 17 1987 – December 11 2002, starvation/beating

Stephanie Jobin, Brampton Ontario, thirteen years old, June 21 1998, restraint

Aaron Johnson, Boston Massachusetts, fifteen months old, 1987, poison

Anthony Johnson, Marshall Texas, four years old, July 11 2005, drowning

Elijah James Johnson, Los Angeles California, three years old, May 10 1999, scalded

Lorenzo Johnson, Queen Creek Arizona, 17 years old – June 27, 1994, drowned during escape

Quartrina K (Snappy) Johnson, Pikesville Maryland, December 25 1988 – July 20 2004, beaten and choked

Xolani Nkosi Johnson, Capetown South Africa, twelve years old, June 2 2001, AIDS

Christal Jones, New York City (Vermont ward), May 24 1984 – January 3 2001, suffocation

David L Jones, Chicago Illinois, April 15 1992 – March 7 1998, battered

Xavier Jones, East Orange New Jersey, twenty one months old, June 7 2006, methadone poisoning

Dennis Jurgens né Jerry Sherwood, White Bear Lake Minnesota, three years old, April 11 1965, battered

Marissa (Shorty) Karp, Pompano Beach Florida, December 6 1985 – August 19 2002, gunshot

David Ryan Keeley, New Haven Connecticut, six years old, August 12 1998, battered

Ashley Keen, Lake Butler Florida, thirteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Cassandra Killpack, Springville Utah, November 29 1997 – June 9 2002, water therapy

Ahmad King né Rawls, Alma Georgia, three years old, January 24 2006, homicide

Heather Michell Kish, Berlin Township Michigan, September 15 1987 -found October 6 2002, murdered

Noah Knapp, Marysville Washington, six years old, May 30 2005, automobile collision

Alissa Kneen, Newport Minnesota, five years old, September 7 2001, house fire

Cordell Kneen, Newport Minnesota, twenty months old, September 7 2001, house fire

Zaire Knott, Newark New Jersey, September 16 2005 – October 20 2005, cause unknown

Anatoli Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, May 20 1991 – October 20 2002, stabbing

Yana Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, December 31 1990 – October 20 2002, stabbing

Anthony Lamb, Lake Butler Florida, twenty months old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Keisha Shardae Lane, Hagerstown Maryland, fifteen years old, August 17 2005, gunshot

Shawn Lawrence né Andy Mohler, Shelton Washington, ten years old, October 9 1999, drowning

Brittany Legler, Millcreek Pennsylvania, fifteen years old, May 9 2004, battered

Isaac Lethbridge, Detroit Michigan, two years old, August 16 2006, battered

Trenton Jared Lewis, Canyon County Idaho, three years old, July 8 2006, drowning

Jacob Lindorff, Franklin Township New Jersey, five years old, December 14 2001, battered

Christian Liz, New York City, three weeks old, November 29 2004, suffocation

James Lonnee, Guelph/Hamilton Ontario, sixteen years old, September 7 1996, beaten by cellmate

Gregory Love, Florida, twenty three months old, April 2005, head injury

Nikki Lutke, Cheyenne Wyoming, five years old, August 28 2003, drowning

Zachary James Lyons, Winston-Salem North Carolina, January 24 1992 – October 8 1996, battered

Shaquella Mance, Belton South Carolina, seven months old, March 27 2005, battered

Elizabeth Mann, Lake Butler Florida, fifteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Heaven Mann, Lake Butler Florida, three years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Johnny Mann, Lake Butler Florida, thirteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Cynthia Nicole (Nicki) Mann, Lake Butler Florida, fifteen years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident

Logan Marr, Chelsea Maine, October 14 1995 – January 31 2001, asphyxiation

Fernando Ibarra Martinez, Bakersfield California, nine months old, March 26 2006, battered

Stephanie Martinez, Pueblo Colorado, five years old, December 31 2001, untreated burns

Tiffany Laverne Mason, Folsom California, June 11 1986 – August 9 2001, battered

Viktor Alexander Matthey né V Sergeyevich Tulimov, Hunterdon County New Jersey, six years old, October 31 2000, hypothermia

Dominic Matz, Osawatomie Kansas, July 6 2002 – February 15 2004, treatment withheld

Jamie Mayne, Atascadero California, March 24 1995 – February 10 2000, battered

Kristal Mayon-Ceniceros, Chula Vista California, sixteen years old, February 5 1999, restraint

Emily Ann Mays, Tucson Arizona, sixteen months old, August 24 2005, battered

Andrew McClain, Bridgeport Connecticut, December 6 1986 – March 22 1998, restraint

Cory Bradley McLaughlin, North Carolina, four years old, July 4 1997, battered

Jerry McLaurin, Brownwood Texas, fourteen years old, November 2 1999, restraint

Maria Mendoza, Katy Texas, fourteen years old, October 12 2002, restraint

Caleb Jerome Merchant, Edmonton Alberta, thirteen months old, November 26, 2005, battered

Denis Merryman né Uritsky, Harford County Maryland, eight years old, January 2005, starvation

Devin Miller, Spokane Washington, twenty months old, August 6 2006, battered

Euryale Miller, Kansas City Missouri, one year old, April 1 2001, battered

Jacob Miller, Georgia, twenty two months old, November 20 1997, battered

Clayton Miracle, Georgia, three years old, August 11 1993, battered

Hanna Denise Montessori, Santa Ana California, March 16 1988 – January 19 2004, homicide/head-injury

Alfredo Montez, Auburndale Florida, two years old, July 1 2002, battered

Zachary Moran, Charlotte North Carolina, fourteen months old, August 8 2003, battered

Christina Morlan, Scott County Iowa, September 3 2003 – November 30 2003, unknown

Carlyle Mullins, Nashville Tennessee, five years old, May 27 2005, battered

Cedrick Napoleon, Killeen Texas, June 26 1987 – March 7 2002, restraint

Candace Newmaker née C Tiara Elmore, Colorado, Movember 19 1989 – April 19 2000, re-birth asphyxiation

Jonathan Nichol, Cook County Illinois, two years old, June 16 1995, drowning

Trevor Nolan, Mono County California, five years old, April 12 1997, treatment withheld

Sierra Odom, Arlington Texas, three years old, August 11 2005, battered

Lenny Ortega, Ingram Texas, twelve years old, May 30 2006, drowning

Keron Owens, Walterboro South Carolina, three years old, January 19 1992, battered

Sean Paddock né Ford, Johnston County North Carolina, four years old, February 26 2006, battered

Omar Paisley, Miami Florida, seventeen years old, June 2003, untreated appendicitis

Terrell Parker, Buffalo New York, two years old, 2003, battered

Travis Parker, Cleveland Georgia, thirteen years old, April 21 2005, restraint

Melva Dee Parrott, Hersey Michigan, May 4 1998 – June 29 2000, bronchitis

Alex Pavlis, né Geiko Schaumburg Illinois, six years old, December 19 2003, battered

Dillon Peak, Saint Petersburg Florida, fourteen years old, June 17 2006, undiagnosed illness

Dawn Renay Perry, Manvel Texas, sixteen years old, April 10 1993, restraint

Angellica Pesante, Seneca County New York, four years old, April 18 1997, battered

Terrell Peterson, Atlanta Georgia, five years old, January 16 1998, battered

Cynteria Phillips, Miami Florida, December 10 1986 – August 14 2000, rape/murder

Marguerite Pierre, West Orange New Jersey, five years old, December 2005, poison

Emporia Pirtle, Indiana, six years old, November 11 1996, battered

Jason Plischkowsky, Southampton England, May 25 1985 – December 19 1986, head injury

Huntly Tamati Pokaia, New Zealand, three years old

David Polreis, Greeley Colorado, two years old, February 6 1996, battered

Maryah Ponce, Rialto California, December 5 1997 – June 29 2001, baked in car

Constance S Porter, Kearney Missouri, July 20 1998 – February 12 2001, battered

Dakota Denzel Prince-Smith, Lancaster California, five years old, July 8 2003, baked in car

Nehamiah Nate Prince-Smith, Lancaster California, three years old, July 8 2003, baked in car

Karen Quill, St Louis Saskatchewan, twenty months old, September 13 1997, internal injuries

Rodrigo Armando Rameriez Jr, Victorville California, eighteen months old, July 6 2001, drowning

Stephanie Ramos, New York City, eight years old, July 9 2005, dumped in garbage can

Bobby Jo Randolph, Houston Texas, seventeen years old, September 26 1996, axphyxiation

Jacquelyn Reah, Grand Rapids Michigan, ten years old, November 27 2004, runaway / hit by car

Latayna Reese, Bradenton Florida, fifteen years old, April 1996

Caprice Reid, New York City, four years old, June 1997, starved and battered

Jonathan Reid, Gardena California, nine years old, June 9 1997, treatment withheld

Matthew Reid, Welland Ontario, three years old, December 15 2005, suffocation

Dustin Rhodes, Litchfield Park Arizona, nine years old, August 13 2003, battered

Alana Rickard-Cowell, Honolulu Hawaii, two months old, April 23 2006, unknown (broken bones)

Eric Roberts, Keene Texas, June 16 1979 – February 22 1996, restraint

Ana Rogers, Sparks Nevada, four months old, July 2005, pre-existing injury

Genevieve “Genny” Rojas, Chula Vista California, four years old, July 21 1995, starvation, scalded

Guadalupe Rosales III, San Antonio Texas, April 2005 – June 13 2006, battered

Paola Rosales, Milton Ontario, fourteen years old, July 3 2001, suicide

Kyle Anthony Ross, Massachusetts, September 7 1995 – June 9 2001, rottweiler

Marlon Santos, Worcester Massachusetts, five months old, November 5 1998, missing

Andres E Saragos, Warm Springs Oregon, August 5 1995 – July 13 2000, baked in car

Gina M Score, Plankinton South Dakota, May 7 1985 – July 21 1999, baked by boot camp

Caprice Scott, Florida, infant, 1999, mother in foster care

Ryan Scott, Sheffield Lake Ohio, two years old, March 27 1998, battered

Krystal Scurry, Aiken County South Carolina, February 1989 – November 2 1991, rape/murder

Andrew (Andy) Setzer, California, April 27 1995 – August 2 1999, battered

Joshua Sharp, Las Vegas Nevada, fifteen months old, August 15 2006, infection

Ariel Shaw, Bibb County Georgia, nineteen months old, January 26 2000, battered

Vivan Uk Sheppard, Jacksonville Florida, eight months old, May 15 1999, suffocation

Colby Shirley, Gallup New Mexico, eighteen months old, March 20 2006, battered

Joseph H Shriver, Pennsylvania, March 2 1997 – October 5 1997, battered

Quincey L Simmons, Omaha Nebraska, August 21 1997 – March 24 2001, battered

Christopher Simpson, Howell Michigan, seven years old, November 14 1998, fire

Jordan Simpson né Richard Morrison II, Howell Michigan, five years old, November 14 1998, fire

Nicole Simpson née Desira Morrison, Howell Michigan, seven years old, November 14 1998, fire

Devin A Slade, Milwaukee Wisconsin, October 23 2000 – June 19 2001, asphyxiation

John Smith, Fishersgate England, four years old, December 24 1999, battered and bitten

Mikinah Smith, Cincinnati Ohio, one year old, March 18 2003, battered

Tristan Sovern, Greensboro North Carolina, sixteen years old, March 4 1998, restraint

Jushai Spurgeon, North Las Vegas Nevada, fourteen months old, April 3 2005, scalding

LeRon St John, Detroit Michigan, fifteen years old, March 1 2003, untreated tuberculosis

Lloyd Stamp, Edmonton Alberta, seventeen years old, September 29, 2005, suicide

Tommy Stacey, Carmichael California, three months old, January 3 2005, SIDS

Elizabeth (Lisa) Steinberg née Launders, New York City, May 14 1981 – November 4 1987, battered

Chris Surbey, Winnipeg Manitoba, October 13 1987 – June 6 2005, stabbing

Yasmin Taylor, Paterson New Jersey, seven months old, May 8 1994, virus

Lakeysha Tharp, Irmo South Carolina, six months old, April 7 2004, asphyxiation

Adam Michael Thimyan, Riverview Florida, October 2 1986 – April 3 2004, gunshot

Timithy Thomas, Banner Elk North Carolina, nine years old, March 11 1999, restraint

Liam Thompson né Dmitry S Ishlankulov, Columbus Ohio, October 3 1999 – October 3 2002, scalding

Michael Tinning, Schenectady New York, two years old, March 2 1981, asphyxiation

Kelly Ann Tozer, Egg Harbor City New Jersey, eighteen months old, July 30 2005, drowning

Patrick Trauffler, Phoenix Arizona, six weeks old, February 18 2003, battered

Heaven Traverse, Winnipeg Manitoba, two years old, January 14 2005, battered

Demetrius Tyler, Johnson City Tennessee, six months old, November 10 2004, drowning

Tyler Vanpopering, Southgate Michigan, September 23 2003 – April 14 2004, battered

Jacqueline Venay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, six years old, September 21 1998, battered

Reena Virk, Saanich British Columbia, fourteen years old, November 14 1997, teen swarming

George Walker III, DeKalb County Georgia, ten months old, November 7 2002, choking

Michelle Walton, Boston Massachusetts, October 6 1994, asphyxiation

Erickyzha Warner, Utica New York, July 19 2002 – May 31, 2004, untreated burns

Shane Devell Washington, Fresno California, fifteen months old, circa 1996, drowning

Evan Watkins, Las Vegas Nevada, twenty one months old, July 11 1996, battered

Omar Wellington, Toronto Ontario, seventeen years old, July 15 2006, stabbing

Devin Wilder, Cleveland Ohio, July 29 1998 – April 21 2001, battered

Dominic J Williams, Saint Louis Missouri, June 8 1987 – June 3 2004, strangulation

Andrew Wilson, Owensboro Kentucky, three years old, August 7 2005, drowning

Lorenzo J Wilson, Seattle Washington, January 29 2004 – October 22 2004, battered

Rilya Wilson, Florida, born September 29 1996, 2001, lost

Michael Spencer Wiltsie, Silver Springs Florida, September 18 1987 – February 5, 2000, restraint

Jimmy Allan Wood, Adams County Colorado, fourteen years old, November 13 2002, drug overdose

Jonnie Wood, Springdale Arkansas, eight years old, August 13 2005, drowning

Braxton D Wooden, Missouri, May 15 1997 – June 2 2005, gunshot

Donte L Woods, West Palm Beach Florida, February 25 1986 – May 27 2002, gunshot

Thomas (T J) Wright, Providence Rhode Island, three years old, October 31 2004, battered

Willie Wright, San Antonio Texas, fourteen years old, March 4 2000, restraint

Rufus Manzie Young Jr, Michigan, four years old, April 6 2003, battered

Some on please tell me how this helped this children or was “in the child’s best interest” and some one please tell my why the caseworkers were not held accountantable and charged with, abuse, cruelity, neglect or murder. These are the charges they would have charged the parent with.

Foster Parent Accused In Shaken-Baby Death Pleads Not Guilty

The Crimimal thing here beyond the obvious is that the child was taken in the first place. CPS should be charged with murder as well. But they will just go out and snatch another child for money.

Posted: 8:46 pm PST December 8, 2010

FAIRFIELD, Calif. — The foster parent accused of shaking a baby to death appeared in a Solano County courtroom Wednesday, while the child’s family members were asking some tough questions of child welfare officials.

53-year-old Reginald Tanubagijo pleaded not guilty to shaking Christian Bito O’Campo to death last week.

Prosecutors said Tanubagijo shook the child on November 29th. The child never regained consciousness and was taken off life support Sunday afternoon.

Tanubagijo’s attorney Jaye Ryan-Maas said this was all just a tragedy and that her client will be exonerated.“This is a terrible tragedy and my client is innocent,” said Ryan-Maas. “Follow along. You’ll see it in the court proceedings.”The boy’s relatives said Solano County child welfare services took Christian shortly after he was born when methamphetamines were found in his system.

His mother Christina Bito said she was trying to work out her problems and trusted the county to look after Christian.

“I’m more hurt than angry, because i thought I could depend on the county to help me,” said Bito. “And they just let me down.”

Now the boy’s family is asking tough questions of the county’s child welfare system.

Christian’s uncle and Aunt Dee Dee Bito were willing to take the baby in and were in the process of getting approved by the county to take custody. But they said the social worker in charge of their case went on vacation and the file was put on the back burner until it was too late.

“We wanted Christian out of foster care and with family,” said Dee Dee Bito.

The county said Christian’s death was a tragedy and that all foster parents undergo a rigorous background check.

“There are statewide requirements on how to do that, and we meet or exceed all those standards to make sure the kids are into a loving family home,” said Solano County Spokesperson Stephen Pierce.

Three-month-old Christian will be buried on Saturday. The man accused of shaking him to death will be back in court next week.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/26072602/detail.html

Why Was The CPS Case Workers Not Prosecuted as Well?

CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM FINAL REPORT
R.H.
November 22, 2010
Executive Summary
On March 26, 2010, the Department of Human Services (DHS) received a report
from law enforcement officials that 9-year-old R.H. had been hospitalized with
serious physical injuries. At the time he was injured, R.H. was in the care of his
adoptive parents who had previously been certified foster parents. DHS had
received referrals concerning this child and this family prior to this incident. On
April 7, DHS Director Dr. Bruce Goldberg declared that a Critical Incident
Response Team (CIRT) be convened. This is a discretionary CIRT, not mandated
by the Oregon Statute known as Karly’s Law. This is the final report of the R.H.
CIRT team.
This case raised several issues, which can be summarized as follows:
· On multiple occasions, the Department received information regarding
concerns about this foster home that was not adequately considered during
the screening process, investigation of abuse reports, foster home recertifications
and the adoption review process; and
· The Department’s foster home case review process at the local office level
did not ensure the concerns about this foster home – including those
evaluating the foster family as an adoptive family — were comprehensively
or objectively reviewed and acted upon.
As a result, the CIRT team is recommending the implementation of the following
actions:
1. Create a model using specialized staff to perform CPS assessments on abuse
allegations that occur in certified foster homes;
2. Develop and implement statewide a formal structure and process – like the
foster home case review process that occurred in this case — that would
include reviewing certification exceptions, reports of alleged abuse,
certification violations, or other areas of concern regarding certified foster
homes; and
3. Institute a mandatory review process when two abuse allegations or
certification concerns have been raised or documented, regardless of their
outcomes.
Because this was the second CIRT in Lane County within a very short time period,
the agency sent a Rapid Response Team to Lane County in April 2010 to review
files, observe branch processes and engage staff and community partners in an
improvement plan for the county.
These actions were in addition to the CIRT process and resulted in several action
items, including:
· Central Office consultation and review of multiple cases involving foster
homes identified by staff where concerns had been identified.
· Enhanced foster home staffings by improving the communication structure
to ensure that all staff involved with the home had input at the staffing,
knew what the results were, and were accountable for follow-through on
action items.
· Created a process with Central Office foster care consultant to review homes
having three or more staffings due to certification issues.
· Enhanced training and practice discussions with staff to ensure that
comprehensive assessments and ongoing safety assessments were being
done by staff in accordance with the Oregon Safety Model.
· Worked with local School Districts to set up Student Care Teams to staff
cases and improve communication between schools and child welfare
caseworkers.
The Department has also separately addressed any necessary personnel actions
involving individual employees or their supervisors.
Summary of Reported Incident
On March 26, 2010 the Department of Human Services received a report that nineyear-
old R.H. had been hospitalized after suffering multiple, serious physical
injuries. R.H. sustained the injuries while in the care of his foster/adoptive family.
Upon receipt of this information, a referral was generated and assigned to a Child
Protective Services (CPS) worker. Law enforcement was notified by cross-report
from department staff, and they began a criminal investigation.
On May 28, 2010, R.H.’s adoptive parents, A.H. and R.E.H., were both arrested.
On July 28, 2010, A.H. pleaded guilty to one felony charge of first-degree assault
and three felony counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment. She was sentenced to
a prison term of 10 years, 10 months in prison, with no chance of early release. On
the same day, her husband, R.E.H. pleaded guilty to a felony charge of seconddegree
assault. He will serve a prison term of five years, 10 months
Background
R.H.’s adoptive family had been involved with the Department of Human Services
for nearly seven years becoming a certified foster home in 2003. For the purpose
of this CIRT document R.H.’s adoptive father will be referred to as R.E.H., and
R.H.’s adoptive mother will be referred to as A.H. R.H. was first placed with this
family as a 4-year-old foster child on February 10, 2005. This family subsequently
adopted R.H.
The CPS review in this case included nine child abuse reports, the first of which
was received by DHS on October 30, 2003. Five of the nine reports were assigned
to a CPS worker for a safety assessment, two of the reports were documented and
Closed at Screening and two were assigned for assessment but closed prior to
conducting any interviews. Of the five reports that were investigated, the
allegations included Neglect, Physical Abuse, Mental Injury and Threat of Harm.
Each of the five assessments ended with a disposition of Unfounded. Unfounded
means there was no indication of abuse or neglect. The four reports that were not
investigated by DHS included concerns of Physical Abuse, Neglect and Threat of
Harm.
In addition to the CPS review, there was a review of the certification file for this
foster adoptive family.
Chronology
The history of DHS contacts with the family leading up to the most recent injury of
R.H is shown below:
CERTIFICATION: R.E.H. and his wife, A.H. were first certified as foster
parents in January of 2003. They were certified to have as many as 5 children in
their home, and the family requested to start with just one child and do short term
respite for up to four children. Background checks were completed, and no
criminal history or child welfare history was located.
Closed at Screening: Allegations of Physical Abuse. On October 30, 2003, the
department received a report that a 4-year-old foster child had a dime-sized bruise
on his chest that was caused by physical abuse. The documentation indicates the
report was closed at screening because the injury was minor and could have been
caused in a variety of ways. The CIRT team concluded that this report should have
been assigned for an assessment.Background
R.H.’s adoptive family had been involved with the Department of Human Services
for nearly seven years becoming a certified foster home in 2003. For the purpose
of this CIRT document R.H.’s adoptive father will be referred to as R.E.H., and
R.H.’s adoptive mother will be referred to as A.H. R.H. was first placed with this
family as a 4-year-old foster child on February 10, 2005. This family subsequently
adopted R.H.
The CPS review in this case included nine child abuse reports, the first of which
was received by DHS on October 30, 2003. Five of the nine reports were assigned
to a CPS worker for a safety assessment, two of the reports were documented and
Closed at Screening and two were assigned for assessment but closed prior to
conducting any interviews. Of the five reports that were investigated, the
allegations included Neglect, Physical Abuse, Mental Injury and Threat of Harm.
Each of the five assessments ended with a disposition of Unfounded. Unfounded
means there was no indication of abuse or neglect. The four reports that were not
investigated by DHS included concerns of Physical Abuse, Neglect and Threat of
Harm.
In addition to the CPS review, there was a review of the certification file for this
foster adoptive family.
Chronology
The history of DHS contacts with the family leading up to the most recent injury of
R.H is shown below:
CERTIFICATION: R.E.H. and his wife, A.H. were first certified as foster
parents in January of 2003. They were certified to have as many as 5 children in
their home, and the family requested to start with just one child and do short term
respite for up to four children. Background checks were completed, and no
criminal history or child welfare history was located.
Closed at Screening: Allegations of Physical Abuse. On October 30, 2003, the
department received a report that a 4-year-old foster child had a dime-sized bruise
on his chest that was caused by physical abuse. The documentation indicates the
report was closed at screening because the injury was minor and could have been
caused in a variety of ways. The CIRT team concluded that this report should have
been assigned for an assessment.4
RECERTIFICATION 2004: The initial Recertification was positive, and there
were no CPS or certification issues noted in the recertification. The CIRT team
concluded that some discussion regarding the Closed at Screening from October
30, 2003 should have been noted during this recertification. It is unclear from the
recertification documents whether the certifier knew about or even considered the
closed at screening incident.
REFERRAL 001: Allegation of Neglect – Disposition: Unfounded. On July
13, 2004 the department received a report that a 3-year-old developmentally
delayed foster child had been losing weight while in the foster home. Additionally,
the child had multiple injuries including a black eye, multiple scrapes and sores on
his body, shoes that were too small and blood blisters on his feet. As part of the
assessment, collateral contacts were made regarding the child’s weight loss and the
allegation of neglect was unfounded. However, there was no inquiry into the cause
of the child’s physical injuries. The CIRT team concluded that this assessment
was incomplete due to the lack of investigation into the child’s injuries. The team
noted that if this report were to have come in today, Karly’s law would have
required more in terms of investigation and assessment by both DHS and law
enforcement due to the visible injuries on the child.
REFERRAL 002: Allegation of Physical Abuse – Closed without contact. On
July 29, 2004 the department received a report that a 2-and-a-half-year-old foster
child had a small bruise on his penis from where his mother hit him with a
hairbrush. This report was initially assigned for a CPS assessment but it was then
closed without contacting the child. The CIRT team concluded that a CPS
assessment should have been completed. The team again noted that if this report
were to have come in today, Karly’s law would have required more in terms of
investigation and assessment by both DHS and law enforcement due to the visible
injuries on the child.
REFERRAL 003: Allegation of Neglect – Closed without contact. On
November 12, 2004, the department received a report that a 2-year-old foster child
had a scratch on her shoulder and multiple bruises on various parts of her body,
including a fading black eye, what looked like finger print marks on her leg, and a
fading bruise on her lower back. The foster parent provided a possible explanation
for some of the injuries but not others. The report was initially assigned for a CPS
assessment but it was subsequently closed without contacting the child. The CIRT
team concluded a CPS assessment should have been completed. The team noted
here, too, that if this report were to have come in today, Karly’s law would have
required more in terms of investigation and assessment by both DHS and law
enforcement due to the visible injuries on the child.
RECERTIFICATION 2005: The second Recertification was positive. The
Certifier documented that the three previous referrals were unfounded, but did not
clearly identify certification issues or whether follow-up was needed. Certifier
documents in re-certification study, that one child lost weight in their care, but
gained weight when placed out of the home. The certifier noted that the while that
child had been in their care, the family had been working with various doctors and
dieticians.
PLACEMENT: In February, 2005, R.H. was placed in foster care home of A.H.
and R.E.H. They would later become his adoptive parents.
REFERRAL 004: Allegation of Physical Abuse – Unfounded. On April 26,
2005, the department received a report that a child had disclosed that his previous
foster mother, A.H., beat him while he was a foster child in the home. The
screener documented the child’s disclosure and the history of concerns about the
foster home as the reason for assigning the report for a CPS assessment. The
referral was assigned for a CPS assessment. Initially the child disclosed that A.H.
would “beat him by biting him.” The report did not clarify what the child meant
by this statement. Later he reported that A.H. never beat him and that he lied about
the abuse. The child never said why he lied but did say he was afraid of A.H.
There was no documentation that A.H., R.E.H. or any of the other children or
adults in the home at the time the abuse was alleged to have occurred were
interviewed as part of the assessment. The CIRT team concluded that the
unfounded disposition was issued prematurely because additional interviews were
necessary to complete the assessment, and A.H., R.E.H. and the other children
should have been interviewed about the allegation even though the child recanted.
RECERTIFICATION 2006: The third Recertification was positive. The report
did include behavior and possible medical issues of R.H., including enuresis, mood
swings and a statement that R.H. has a hard time doing homework. At the time
R.H. would have been about 6 years old. There was no documentation of what
strategies the foster parent was given or had discussed to manage R.H.’s behaviors.
There were no CPS assessments or certification issues noted. The CIRT team
concluded that this recertification should have provided some notation of referral
004 from April 26, 2005.RECERTIFICATION 2007: The fourth Recertification was positive. The
certification file noted that R.H.’s caseworker had been to the home and witnessed
him being well cared for. It also noted that R.H. had never disclosed any
mistreatment to the certifier. The certification record also included notation that
there had never been a concern about maltreatment of any of the children in the
A.H. and R.E.H. foster home. The CIRT team concluded that this was an
inaccurate reflection of the record and past concerns should have been noted in the
report
REFERRAL 005: Allegation of Mental Injury and Neglect – Unfounded. On
June 12, 2007, the department received reports from multiple people of seeing 6
year old R.H. dressed inappropriately for the rainy weather. Other family members
were observed to be dressed in warm clothing. Additionally, R.H. was not allowed
to eat and was made to stand for hours. R.H. appeared to have lost weight and his
demeanor and affect had changed. According to one reporter A.H. admitted she
made R.H. stand for several hours as punishment. The report was assigned for
assessment, and a CPS worker interviewed R.H. and two other children, who made
no disclosures of abuse. The CPS worker also interviewed A.H. who denied the
allegations. There was no documentation that A.H.’s husband, R.E.H. was
interviewed. R.H. was seen by a physician who reported no concerns about weight
gain/loss or child abuse. The documentation indicates the children were
interviewed together. The CIRT team concluded that in order to be consistent with
policy, children should have been interviewed separately, if possible and in a
neutral location. It is unclear whether interviewing the children separately would
have changed the disposition of this referral.
REFERRAL 006: Allegations of Neglect – Unfounded. On January 12, 2008,
the department received a report about R.H. being emotionally abused and
neglected. Also, that A.H. used food as a way to discipline R.H. The reporter
commented that “R.H. is beaten down mentally and maybe physically.” The
reporter stated that R.H. may be made to go days without food as punishment. The
report was assigned for assessment. The children, including R.H., were interviewed
and made no disclosures of abuse, nor did A.H. admit to abusive behavior. The
file information does not indicate whether R.E.H. was ever interviewed nor does it
indicate that the children were interviewed separately. As part of the assessment,
R.H. was seen by a physician who reported no concerns for abuse. To be in
compliance with policy, R.E.H. should have been interviewed. Policy is also clear
that if possible children should be interviewed separately in a neutral location. It is
also unclear whether this referral was considered comprehensively, in the context
of the previous referrals and reports concerning R.H. The disposition wasunfounded. The CIRT team concluded that it was unclear whether an interview
with R.E.H., or interviewing household members separately would have supported
a different disposition. In addition, during the assessment the CPS worker learned
that R.H. was now the only child in the home being home schooled, another
indicator of his disparate treatment. Although not evidence of abuse, isolation
from teachers and other mandatory reporters may have made R.H. more vulnerable
than the other children to abusive situations in the home.
REFERRAL 007: Allegations of Mental Injury, Neglect and Threat of Harm –
Unfounded. On August 6, 2008 the department received a report about the poor
treatment of 7-year-old, R.H. by A.H. The family had been at a wedding and R.H.
looked scared to death of A.H. The reporter said that A.H. may have been
withholding food from him as well. R.H. was dressed inappropriately for the
weather. It was a hot day and he was wearing a long sleeve shirt. The reporter
also indicated that over the past winter, R.H. was made to stay outside in freezing
conditions. The report was assigned for a CPS assessment. R.H. was interviewed
at the same time as two other children. None of the children disclosed abuse. As
part of this assessment the worker interviewed A.H. and her husband, R.E.H. The
documentation indicates they were interviewed separately and provided no
concerning information. The disposition was coded as unfounded. The CIRT
team concluded that this referral should also have considered prior CPS history
including Referrals 005 and 006. In addition, to be in compliance with policy,
children should be interviewed separately, if possible. It is unclear whether
interviewing the children separately would have ended in a disclosure of abuse or
in a different disposition.
Closed at Screening: Allegations of Neglect and Threat of Harm.
On May 12, 2009, the department received a report that 8-year-old, R.H. had
weeping sores on his legs, and that A.H. had gone on vacation instead of taking
him to the doctor. In addition, the reporter stated that R.H. was made to stand in
the rain for extended periods of time as punishment and was force fed when he
refused to eat. During a recent holiday, R.H. was made to stand on the porch for
hours. The reporter also said that A.H. coached the children on how to answer
questions from department staff and did not want family members speaking to
R.H. This report was Closed at Screening. The CIRT team concluded that this
report should have been assigned for a CPS assessment.
Summary of Child Placement Review
In addition to the contacts with the A.H. and R.E.H. foster family, DHS conducted
a file review for each of the other foster children who had lived in this home. The
file review showed that multiple injuries were noted on several different children
who were placed in this home, and most of these injuries were not reported to the
Child Abuse Hotline as being suspicious for abuse. Therefore, they were not
investigated by CPS. Many of the injuries were similar in nature, including: black
eyes, bite marks, and scratches.
The CIRT team noted that although a bite mark, scratch or black eye in and of
itself is not always indicative of child abuse or neglect, it’s important to note the
pattern, frequency, and explanation of injuries with the children that resided in this
foster home. In several instances, A.H. provided the only explanation of how the
injuries occurred. Although the caseworkers may have spoken with these children
about their injuries, there was no documentation to support that an interview
occurred.
The CIRT team also noted concern that the foster mother reported similar
behaviors by many of the children placed in the home — including incopresis, food
hoarding, eating to the point of vomiting, oppositional defiance, withdrawal and
out-of-control behaviors. However, in some of the cases that were reviewed, this
behavior was documented to have ceased once the children were no longer in that
foster home. Some biological parents described out of control behaviors/or
withdrawn behaviors during visits that were out of the ordinary for their children.
Issues and Recommendations
Issue #1: The overarching issue in this case is that, in spite of concerning
information being reported about this family and the care they were providing to
foster children in their home, that information was not adequately considered. It
appears that the relationship between department employees (CPS workers and
certifiers) and this department-certified foster home impacted the objectivity of the
CPS worker, the foster-home certifier, their supervisors and other managers, when
determining how to address the concerns and allegations of child abuse.
It is worth noting that the record included information from other professionals
providing services to children in the home and to the foster parents. Most of those
professionals also did not have concerns about these foster parents or about the
children in their care. The CIRT team’s consultation with a mental health
professional affirmed that it is very difficult for any social worker or social
services professional, who must have a relationship with clients to be effective, to
also be fully objective about information that may be of concern about those
clients.
Issue #2: It appears that the foster home case review process in the local branch
office included reviews of the comprehensive record of certification issues and
abuse reports. However, in some cases the issues, especially reports similar to
those that previously had been Closed at Screening or determined to be
Unfounded, were viewed as already assessed and dealt with, rather than identified
as a part of a pattern of conduct by the foster parent.
Issue #3: There was a discrepancy between information in the adoption home
study and foster care certification file. Despite the information documented in the
adoption home study which would have likely adversely affected the family’s
ability to care for adoptive children, the family was still selected. In addition,
foster care certification references raised questions about differences in parenting
attitudes and practices toward the family’s birth and adopted children that were not
considered within the assessment of the parents’ capacity to provide safety and
nurturing in the adoption home study.
Recommendations:
1) To ensure objectivity regarding allegations of abuse in foster homes, the R.H.
CIRT team recommends that the Department create a separate unit to
investigate allegations of child abuse in family foster homes. The Office of
Investigations and Training, which is currently administered under the Office of
the DHS Director and will be a “shared service” between the DHS and Oregon
Health Authority after the agencies split in 2011, currently conducts
investigations of abuse involving children in foster care in residential treatment
settings. That assignment could be expanded to include family foster homes as
well. Alternatively, CAF could create a separate unit in Central Office to serve
this purpose, or it could create a process whereby family foster home abuse
investigations were conducted by CPS staff from a district other than the district
that certifies the foster home. Additionally, policy regarding investigations of
abuse in foster homes should ensure that the Oregon Safety Model’s
requirement that information be comprehensively assessed, including reviews
of prior concerning reports about foster homes – even those that were
“unfounded” or “closed at screening” – be included in the assessment process.
2) The R.H. CIRT team also recommends that the Department develop and
implement statewide a formal structure and process for reviewing concerns or
abuse allegations in certified foster homes. That process should include
reviewing certification exceptions, reports of alleged abuse, certification
violations, or other areas of concern regarding certified foster homes. In
addition, to ensure objectivity in that review process, the CIRT teamrecommends that those reviews require the inclusion of individuals who have
no relationship to the foster family or to the child welfare staff responsible for
that foster home’s certification or the foster children in the family’s care.
3) The R.H. CIRT team additionally recommends that a mandatory review of a
foster home occur when two abuse allegations or certification concerns have
been raised or documented, regardless of their outcomes. In addition, the CIRT
team also recommends specifying in the policy or rule that creates the review
process require a discussion of the cumulative information, including any
historical certification exceptions, reports of alleged abuse, certification
violations or other areas of concern.
4) To improve consistency and increase objectivity regarding foster parent
recertification and revocation decisions, the CIRT team also recommends that
CAF Central Office create a statewide resource for local offices on certification
issues. Policy or rule should require Central Office review and approval of any
local decision to revoke or resolve a concern about a foster home by
“counseling foster parents out” (i.e., encouraging them to withdraw their
request for recertification). Additionally, when a foster home is up for
recertification, if that home has been subject to one or more mandatory foster
home case reviews (described above), Central Office should be required to
approve the recertification of that foster home.
5) Finally, the CIRT team recommends that the Department strengthen its policies
regarding the assessment of individual adoption applicants when information is
discovered about the family that would be considered a “red flag” or would be
otherwise concerning regarding the protective capacity of the family. This
includes information about the applicant’s family of origin, childhood abuse or
other traumatic incidents, treatment obtained in the interim period of time,
patterns of conduct that may reflect choices driven by prior trauma and life
events, that would likely adversely impact their parenting capacity. Because of
the skills required to collect and analyze this highly sensitive information and
fully implement these new policies, training for certifiers and adoption workers
in support of this policy change is critical.
Notably, the findings of the R.H. CIRT team are similar to several findings the
Foster Care Safety Team made following a review of multiple foster home case
files. The Foster Care Safety Team (FCST) was convened in the fall of 2009, in
response to a previous CIRT report about a long-time foster parent who was
arrested and convicted of child abuse. The FCST consisted of law enforcement
child advocates, and other concerned Oregonians and was asked to look not only at
cases after abuse has happened, but to help prevent future abuse. The FCST report
and recommendations were published in March 2010. Those recommendations are
now in the process of being implemented by the Department.
Because the work to implement the FCST recommendations is on-going and could
not have impacted the work with the child victim or foster/adoptive family in this
case, and because of the extensive systems review the FCST conducted of the
foster care system, the Department asked the R.H. CIRT team to specifically
examine this case keeping in mind the Foster Care Safety Team report and
recommendations. Two members of the FCST were also members of the R.H.
CIRT Team. The recommendations of the CIRT team in this case support and
enhance several of the recommendations by the FCST.
Audit Points
1) By January 30, 2011, CAF, in partnership with the Office of Investigations
and Training, will complete an analysis of the different options
recommended in this report to create a separate unit to investigate
allegations of child abuse in family foster homes. That analysis will include
the cost to implement each alternative approach suggested by the CIRT
Team and should be presented to the Legislature as part of the 2011-13 child
welfare policy, workload and budget discussion.
2) By January 30, 2011, CAF will develop a project plan that will outline the
timelines, and any associated workload and fiscal impacts, to implement
state wide the family foster home “sensitive case review process” and all
accompanying policy and procedures changes recommended in this report.
3) Also by January 30, 2011, CAF will develop an analysis of the workload and
fiscal impact to create the capacity in Central Office to better support
consistent and objective recertification and revocation decisions across the
state.
4) CAF will continue to pursue making permanent the action the Department
took in July, 2010 when it adopted temporary rule OAR 413-120-0246
Adoption Applications and Standards for Adoption. That temporary rule
now provides that:
o All adoptive home studies will assess any concerning history of an
individual applicant, to include dynamics reported in the applicant’s own
birth/adoptive family and any patterns of individual or familial conduct,
and consider whether that history adversely impacts parenting capacity. It
also requires that the assessment of the concerns and how they have been
or are being reconciled is documented in the case file; and
o The home study process will review all prior home studies for foster care
or adoption, as well as references, for consideration of any patterns of
conduct that require further assessment.
Purpose of Critical Incident Response Team Reports
Critical incident reports are to be used as tools for department actions when there
are incidents of serious injury or death involving a child who has had contact with
DHS. The reviews are launched by the Department Director to quickly analyze
DHS actions in relation to each child. Results of the reviews are posted on the
DHS Web Site. Actions are implemented based on the recommendations of the
CIRT Review Team.
The ultimate purpose is to review department practices and recommend
improvements. Therefore, information contained in these incident reports includes
information specific only to the Department’s interaction with the child and family
that are the subject of the CIRT Review.

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