[blparent] Introduction.

[Elizabeth Cooks]

Those are the kinds of cases I'm talking about;  I mean the OI cases.  I 
also know of cases like the ones youi've described where kids fall through 
the cracks; the one i'm thinking of, the girl was killed before anything was 
done to the parents, and by that time, it was too late.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Wolf" <joy at kevinlwolf.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:15 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction.


> Elizabeth:
>
> You're right, and I think people do jump to conclusions.  On the flip side
> of that, though, I worked with kids who actually had been abused and
> neglected.  It becomes something so close to you as you try to help these
> children find the hope and help they need that it actually makes sense 
> that
> some of the professionals would get carried away.  As a mandated reporter 
> I
> can not even tell you the number of times that I know, without a doubt, 
> that
> something suspicious was going on and yet when I reported it nothing was
> done.  So, in a sense, I would rather people be more concerned than not at
> all.  Yet, you are absolutely right and sometimes it is taken way too far.
> What bothers me is when a child gets taken or the threat of placement is
> made, and then the protective services ignore the true evidence.  I had a
> friend whose child had the same condition as Kayla.  Her little boy was
> taken, and despite numerous fractures in the foster home and a clinical
> diagnoisis, the child was not returned for almost another year! It was
> devastating, and the time was spent on a case that should have been 
> dropped
> long before, time that could have been well spent investigating reports 
> that
> were legitimate.  It's a tough situation, that's for sure.
> Joy and family
>
>
>
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