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Showing posts with label Children in Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children in Care. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2009

States Drug Foster Kids to Death - Medical Neglect?


A shocking 31 percent of teenagers in foster care in the state of Florida have been placed on psychotropic drugs, the Miami Herald has revealed.

"It is doubtful that so many children in Florida have severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia," wrote columnist Daniel Shoer Roth. "Rather, the majority are minors removed from their homes and carted from one foster home to another, from one school to another. In addition, they must make that emotional roller-coaster ride with precious little psychological aid."

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Jersey Politician in Abuse Cover-up Claims Could Sue Police Over Arrest


A controversial Jersey politician who claimed officials on the island covered up child abuse is considering legal action against police after he was arrested.
He claims police did not have a warrant to search his property and believes the arrest was politically motivated. He said: “The whole exercise was designed to intimidate and harass me and to intimidate the whistle-blowers who give me information.