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Advice and Expose'

Family abuse in the name of child protection is common. In a massive study of Oregon's CSD/SCF agency, researchers from Southern Maine University concluded two thousand or more children in Oregon alone are removed unnecessarily from their homes annually. A number of grassroots organizations have sprung up in response to overzealous Children's Services behavior. Some of them are listed here:

http://www.nccpr.org/index.html The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform began at Harvard in 1991, and is still putting finishing touches on its website. They have a great deal of information for those wishing to conduct research. Good things do sometimes come from the East Coast.

http://www.justiceforfamilies.com/   An excellent expose' that says just what CPR says about the evils of America's child protection industry.  This site was made known to CPR in January, 2000.

Joseph's Poem - a lengthy piece written by a system veteran that goes a long way toward explaining how the system works, and why it's abusive.

http://www.abuse-excuse.com/ Another expose', saying Children's Services is out of control and is a threat to your family. They offer a legislative history, advice, and a web-ring for fathers' rights.

http://www.cpswatch.com  A site that does just what it says....watches the watchers.

Tricks of the Trade   How New Hampshire Children's Services shows the shining path oft traveled by Oregon and other states.

Oregon Family Rights   Lots of annoying graphics, but plenty of good information on Children's Services.   Optimized for Oregon.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/old/local02_19991114.html   If you thought foster care is "safe" for children - think again!   This news article scratches the surface....

http://www.time.com/   Time Magazine's foster care expose from November, 2000.  Long and excellent, but you have to pay for it.

http://people.ne.mediaone.net/werme/dcyf.html    Another good expose' website.  Lots of weblinks and documents to peruse.

Michigan Exposed - A long missive on Children's Services actual practices, from an experienced, angry, family law attorney.

Out of Control - Another missive on Children's Services actual practices; with some history thrown in.

Former Foster Children and Parents - A website for former foster kids to share experiences and try to contact lost family members.

http://robtshepherd.tripod.com/medinaerth.html - A site with a very loooong and alarmist first page.  Those who can wade through it will find some interesting links toward the bottom.

Children's Services Protects Foster Care Abusers - If you thought the system was as hard on its own as it would be on you, try this one for size.

http://www.profane-justice.org   Suzanne Shell's website.  If you are in Colorado and need advice, she's the one to contact.  Just please be respectful of her time, she's trying to lead a semi-normal life, in addition to helping dozens of people.

http://www.vocal.org/nasvo.htm This is the homepage of Victims of Child Abuse Laws (VOCAL). The site offers advice for dealing with Children's Services, law enforcement, and attorneys. Material on this website is scary. You probably will have trouble believing it, at first. Jane and I found the material all too true. The site offers the a variety of useful web links.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/cps_vict.htm More advice on how to deal with false accusations of abuse, from Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.

http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/dwyer2/ An anti-family advocate "debunks" the concept of parental rights. If you didn't think it possible that someone would actually try to make families obsolete in America - read this!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/readings/westman.html A PBS piece which also attempts to debunk parent's rights. Starts out with clucking about crime, then toward apple-pie parenting, then to the real aim: "We need a new paradigm in which parenthood is a privilege, as it is now for adoptive and foster parents, rather than a biological right." How twisted, how collectivist, how fallen, how scary.

http://www.execpc.com/~jfish/bkrvws/outcntrl.txt A conservative reviews a conservative's book, and likes it. The title, Out of Control: Who's Watching Our Child Protection Agencies? says it all. The review is fairly lengthy and points to author's substantial bonafides.

Spanking  Yet more links to show how the system views spanking, and how it over-reacts.

http://www.parentnow.org  A site that talks about a number of parenting topics, including discipline.

http://www.hope4kidz.org   A general-purpose site with links to government agencies and media. 

http://www.familyalert.org/#colors   One long page of essays, horror stories, and tidbits.  Great statements about relative freedoms under communism and American government.

The FACTS - A general-purpose site with links to state VOCAL orgs, advice.

http://www.a-team.org/ A merry band of defense experts for families wrongly accused. I haven't used their services. But, they have a very well done web site.

http://www.olywa.net/preblelaw Another merry band of defense experts. They have an interesting win on their site.

http://youthlawcenter.com/   A group that negotiates, and if necessary, litigates, for children's rights in the child welfare system.

http://www.wdn.com/cir  A merry band of attorneys at the Center for Individual Rights.  They sue for civil rights all the way to the US Supreme Court.  If you are poor, and your case is interesting, and you really are innocent, these folks might help.

http://www.intactfamilies.org  A site that does redemptive stuff.  If you are in need of the basics, these folks might be able to help you.

http://www.faithandjustice.com  A site that points out the link between justice and belief in God.  Links to many organizations.

Horror Stories Elsewhere on the Net

A number of sites contain stories whose . A few of these follow: