Written Testimonials

Quotes - A great introduction.  Individuals give brief firsthand insights. 

Jim Wade's Testimony - A San Diego veteran's family suffers intense abuse by a system gone mad.

NCCPR Chairman's Testimony - A great guy shares a great many uncomfortable facts about the pathology of Children's Services employees.

The Loudenbecks - A heart-rending case from Bend, Oregon.  If you think children don't make things up, or that Children's Services just wants to help people, this story provides an excellent reality check.

Family Abuse - A long and revealing overview of child protection, published  by Insights magazine.  The piece contains many quotes and several horror stories.  Best read on an empty stomach.

The Li Family - A pair of Chinese immigrants are culturally "re-educated."  Once in China.  Once in Chicago.

Foster Care Survivors - Most former foster care children feel the State did them net harm.   Here are but a few examples.

Foster Care Providers - Foster care parents who are outside the State's protective umbrella (ie with a contract firm) face risks similar to parents.  Here is one sample testimony.

I Would Be Loved - This book by an experienced foster mom gives a heartbreaking chronology of foster children and the broken system that "serves" them.

The Taylor Family - These children weren't taken, yet they  have nightmares, even after three years.

The Gilman Family - Jackbooted thugs terrorize a loving family over a single spanking.

Letter from Crystal - A young girl opens Pandora's box.  At first we doubted her tale.

Letter from Tammy - Then we received this heartfelt letter from a lady in Bend, Oregon.  Her case still current 6/00.

Letter from Andy - Yet another case of a family being shredded, for seeking medical care for their son.   Current 1/00.

Scott to US Department of Justice - An excellent attempt to get the DOJ involved in a Portland, Oregon case.   The DOJ blew it off. 

Letter from Tom - So you thought caseworkers actually investigate abuse?  Here is one story, all too typical..

Letter from Terry - A strip search and unknown medication are all in the day's work for Florida caseworkers.

Letter from Jeff - Another family is offered services.

Letter from OK - An SCF mom pens a poem

Letter from Jennifer - Yet again; someone is being abused - who?

The Murphy Case - A long blow-by-blow missive of one family's "assistance" by SCF.

Massachussetts Legislator - Human Services committee chairman tells it like it is to an intrepid reporter.

Massachussetts Children's Services Spokesman - His out-of-the-mainstream views are unmasked by intrepid reporter.   They're like this in your state, too!

Kids drugged and restrained while in custody - This reporter couldn't believe it, at first.

Candlelight Vigil - These parents are "tired of being nice".

Rolling Hills Academy - Parents of this private school are terrorized by Wisconsin Human Services

Update on Wenatchee - An update on the case that started it all.  Another update

Montana Preschool - Former detective finds SCF abuse of power isn't limited to big cities.