STORY: "Parents wrongly accused of child abuse struggle to get kids back," by Rachel Blustain, published by the Daily Beat on April 13, 2012. Sub-heading: "One misinformed doctor's diagnosis can be enough for a finding of abuse. We need to provide more process to parents before taking their children away, writes Rachel Blustain."
GIST: " Most people hear about the failure of child-protective services only when they don’t act fast enough and children die. But the opposite problem—when children are removed from their homes in error—rarely makes the news, even though it happens startlingly often. In 2010, nearly 40 percent of children who had been removed from their homes—more than 85,000 children that year—were later returned with no finding of abuse or neglect, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. How have we come to this point?.........All too often, parents find themselves caught up in a Kafkaesque system that assumes their guilt until they can prove their innocence."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/13/parents-wrongly-accused-of-child-abuse-struggle-to-get-kids-back.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
