DCS changes set stage for wrangling over options, control

For the Love of Children (South Bend Tribune/SANTIAGO FLORES / February 4, 2012)

By VIRGINIA BLACK and MARY KATE MALONE South Bend Tribune South Bend Tribune

February 19, 2012

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For the Love of Children

Feb. 5:
- Siblings in a better place after years of abuse
- Does boy's death point to larger problem?
- Did we miss clues to the horrors in the Sturgis house?

Feb. 12:
- Child abuse reports now funneled through Indy
- Some doctors slow to diagnose abuse
- Child Services employees describe stresses of a difficult job

Feb. 19:
- DCS changes set stage for wrangling over options, control
- 'Because kids are usually sad'
- Jury acquits mother in child abuse case
- Residential treatment aids abused teen in getting life on track
- When should a broken family be called healed?

Feb. 26:
- Calls for more transparency in child protection decisions.
- Some parents outraged at what they call CPS abuses.
- What are we doing in Michiana?

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munkey at 3:10 AM February 20, 2012

DCS is a huge joke.... I called them over a month ago to report how disgusting of a home life my children are living in. How there was no heat in the 'trailer'. How my children havn't been to the doctor. How nether of my two babies can breath right. How my son has open sores all around his abdomen. How the mother claims the three kids she has already lost with 3 felony counts of child neglect her FOOD-STAMPS, making an extra $795 a month but no FOOD in the house. Even turned her into FS, they don't give a crap. One billion other things. My youngest gets transported to ICU by ambo because CPS called the "Ive never had a job cause the states got my back" mom up, an tells her to come in for an appointment. She freaks an decides to take my almost dead baby girl to the doctor that rushes her to ER. No knock knock lets look around, just ring ring, buy adderall an cocaine an clean up, because the Chaldean's father docent think your fit. Nope, hey can you please come in for a meeting. When i call Mrs. Laura Gonzalez, (with the procicuters office), i was told i was "nit picking". Yuo, CPS put my baby girl in harm, didnt help a bit.

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