I'm going through it for a second time. In 1992 my kids were taken from their mother and I was not told until 3 weeks later. I was then accused of sexually molesting them. I tried for a year to get them back, and mentally I couldn't take it any more, and tried to kill myself. That's when I realized I had to let them go and try to take care of myself and hope the kids would be ok. Now, I finally had two more children and DHS has them and is trying to terminate our parental rights. I know that we are good parents. DHS never even tried to talk to any of the people who've known us for long time. I don't think people are stupid, they can tell when someone is truly mistreating their children. We love our children dearly and would NEVER do anything to hurt them. We have so many plans of things we want to do with them and get for them, and teach them. We spent time evey day just holding them and reading books that they love to look at. We miss them so much. We are very angry that DHS has stolen this precious time with our kids from us. It seems that everywhere we turn they have blocked us from getting our kids back. They have twisted the answers we gave to their questions around so badly we look like enept, stupid, and violent people. WE ARE NOT!!! We just want them to give us our kids back and leave us alone for the rest of our lives, to live in peace!!!! We the people, need to get together and organize marches and rallies and demand that they stop seperating and tormenting good families. The kids, whom they CLAIM they are helping, are torn from all that is familiar to them, put in possibly dangerous places, with possibly dangerous people, and they are not big enough to defend themselves, and don't understand what's going on. Our little boy is just 1 year old. How can he possibly understand why his mommy and daddy aren't there to hold him and comfort him and love him anymore? What can we do to make them give our babies back????? Our babies don't deserve to be treated this way!!!! He is sure to get moved around quite a few times before things are settled. We've done research and found books that talk about the psychological damage that is enormous to infants that are tramatized so many times. Here's a website you can check out:
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/attachment_disorder to learn more. There's also a good book to read about what happens to children who've been adopted or in fostercare through horrible circumstances. We are begging and pleading for help!!!! Here follows a site we just found today,1-27-08. I would like to know how come this is still happening after two years have passed.....
PRAISE GOD!
President Bush Signs 'Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003'
President Bush, signed the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (S.342) on June 25, 2003. The new law will help protect innocent families against overly intrusive social workers. "Over the years thousands of homeschool families have been victimized by social workers operating on nothing more than a tip from an unknown stranger," said Michael Farris, General Counsel for Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). Michael Farris joined President Bush along with Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, Senator Judd Gregg, House Majority Leader Tom Delay and Representatives Boehner and Hoekstra for the signing ceremony, which was held in the Oval Office.
 White House photo by Susan Sterner
President George W. Bush signs S. 342, the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, in the Oval Office Wednesday, June 25, 2003. The act reauthorizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program and other related programs. (Mike Farris standing far right)
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The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act reauthorizes and modifies the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and related law. These programs generally support activities to prevent and treat child abuse and family violence. In his statement the signing President Bush said, "I commend Congress for passing the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 and am pleased to sign it into law. The Act will allow us to strengthen state and community-based programs that prevent child abuse and family violence and treat victims."
HSLDA believes those who abuse children should be severely punished. Yet in its 20-year history, HSLDA has handled thousands of cases arising from anonymous tips made to social workers concerning the conduct of homeschooling families. These tips, often supplied by those holding a grudge against home education, are often investigated aggressively. Social workers frequently demand to inspect the bodies of homeschool children or to interview very young children outside the presence of their parents.
"Such aggressiveness, in a system which presumes guilt, can result in needless pain and anxiety for families," said Farris.
HSLDA championed three new changes in S.342. First, social workers will now be required to tell families the nature of the accusations against them at their first contact. With this information, families will be able to legally challenge the social worker and demand that a warrant be obtained before interviews or investigations are conducted. Since warrants can only issue from a judge on the basis of probable cause, overzealous cases can now be efficiently weeded out.
The second provision will require that social workers be provided with additional training in the constitutional rights of citizens. Social workers will be advised that the Constitution protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. The third pertains to citizen advisory boards which can hear complaints against overly aggressive social workers.
In November 2001, HSLDA Senior Counsel, Chris Klicka, testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Select Education about this legislation. His testimony was influential in convincing the subcommittee to add these significant amendments to the bill.
"With these provisions clearly showing the intent of Congress, families in all 50 states will have more protection from overly aggressive social workers," said Klicka. "This is a breakthrough for parents' rights and will enable HSLDA to be better armed to defend members families."
HSLDA will be working with both the federal Health and Human Services Department and with the state legislatures to implement and codify this new language.
Visit the HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) Issues Library for more information on this bill and child welfare reform.
A non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the Department of Human Services' (DHS's) horrific injustices and holding law-enforcement officials accountable to the oaths they have sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America!
For too long, an agency under DHS called Protective Services has operated outside the laws of the Constitution while law-enforcement officials either turn their heads or rubber-stamp approvals to steal children without due process and without substantial evidence. An estimated 60% of children do not need to be removed from their homes, but DHS does it anyway. Last year in Maine, there were more than 3000 children taken from their homes and placed in foster care. That is an estimated 1800 children that were needlessly traumatized along with their families!
FMC (Free Maine's Children) is a growing statewide grass-roots organization that is networking people who care about Maine children, their families, and want to bring an end to the tyranny of DHS stealing children from their homes akin to Nazi, Germany and the bounty hunters of the old west. If you would like to assist Free Maine's Children Foundation, then please let us know! Your name will be held in strick confidence. Don't let fear immobilize you from doing the right thing!
