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New Child Welfare Blog

June 5, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

My mentor,Michael Rich, who was my resource when I first began to do child welfare law, has started a new blog:http://www.michaelri...For those interested in this field, and the most vulnerable among us, I suggest that though new, it IS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, children, delinquency, dss, foster-care, special-education

Open letter to Commissioner-designate Angelo McLain

May 24, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

REASONABLE EFFORTSBefore a child is taken out of their home, there is a requirement that reasonable efforts to prevent removal occur.  PROBLEM:  There is no definition of "reasonable efforts" required prior to removal of children … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, dss, foster-care, reasonable-efforts, social-engineering

Information on Angelo McLain, the new DSS Commissioner

May 23, 2007 By AmberPaw 3 Comments

Here goes:Angelo McLain, Commissioner of the Department of Social ServicesFor the past five years, Anthony "Angelo" McClain served as Executive Director of ValueOptions New Jersey, the Contract Systems Administrator that provides the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dss, foster-care, governor-patrick, massachusetts, mental-health, social-work, vision

Harry Spence to be replaced this week as DSS Commissioner

May 23, 2007 By AmberPaw 7 Comments

According to the WTG:BOSTON? The embattled head of the state's child welfare system will be replaced Wednesday as Gov. Deval Patrick looks to put his stamp on state government, a source told The Associated Press.According to the WTG, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, commissioner, dss, foster-care, harry-spence

Kentucky holds a summit on child welfare law – why don’t we?

April 26, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

The Chief Justice of the Kentucky Juvenile Court System goes on to say:The changes, which will take effect immediately, coincided with the announcement of an initiative by Lambert to improve Kentucky's courts and child welfare system.The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: adoption, child-welfare, children, dss, families, foster-care, harry-spence, reunification

DSS returns $20,000,00.00 while failing to serve families!

February 18, 2007 By AmberPaw 17 Comments

The Boston Globe reports that Harry Spence, DSS Commissioner, RETURNED Twenty MILLION unused dollars.  The combined salaries for every social worker at the agency come to only $11,000,000!!!See:  http://www.boston.co...I have had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, children, dss, foster-care, harry-spence, taxes

URGENT ACTION REQUEST RE: CHILD WELFARE AND FOSTER CARE

February 15, 2007 By AmberPaw 4 Comments

Request for Action from anyone who cares about children  and familiesin MassachusettsI am asking you to write the list of legislators at the end of this post AND letters to the editor, to Mass Lawyers Weekly, and any other paper.The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-welfare, children, foster-care, legislature, letter-to-the-editor, reasonable-efforts, statutes, urgent-action-request

ANOTHER DEAD CHILD – How could it happen AGAIN – the DSS statutes have a big black hole

February 9, 2007 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Thus, the failure of either G.L. c. 210 Sec. 3 http://www.mass.gov/... or any other portion of the child welfare statute to define "best interests" and what the Department of Social Services is supposed to DO to protect children is what, in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: black-hole, chairman-rogers, child-abuse, dss, foster-care, harry-spence, house-cmmittee-on-child-abuse-and-neglect, statutes

Why can’t haleigh’s grandmother visit her?

February 7, 2007 By AmberPaw 5 Comments

I attended the last hearing of the House Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect yesterday.  So did Haleigh Poutre's grandmother.  I listened to Sandra L. Sudyka talk about Haleigh eating scrambled eggs, writing her name, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: abuse, chairman-rogers, dss, foster-care, haleigh, neglect, poutre, social-workers, termination-of-parental-rights

Not a Merry Christmas for Haleigh

December 10, 2006 By AmberPaw 8 Comments

This update on the Haleigh Poutre case shows both the power of the Department of Social Services (DSS), and the "we never admit we are wrong" DSS culture AND how little the courts can do to rein in DSS.  Alison Avrett gave up custody … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: christmas, dss, foster-care, human-services

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