CPS Case Studies

* Baby social worker visited. Plan is to initiate care proceedings ASAP reasons; history of substance misuse, concealed pregnancy, poor engagement with treatment and services

Reporter stated the following: He is in DHS custody. He (Issac) came to me on October 20th. He (Issac) was in foster care. He (Issac) told me this the other day and it was about 2 or 3 days ago, “I guess”. I have never reported it. I called today because Ms. Judith with MYPAC came in my home today and told me to make a report. Per intake worker (Gail) was on the phone also. Per Ms. Judith I was his (Issac) therapist with Youth Villages.

EREPORT # 18573 statedthe following: The incident took place on today. DFCS worker accompanied Investigation Terry Smith to 317 West Main St, Sardis, MS due to reports coming to the Sheriffs Department alleging that Dakota, his girlfriend Kynli, and Dalton are staying in a home alone with no adults. The concerns individual also stated to Invest. Smith that the children were not in school. Kynli is pregnant and will be having her baby within the next month. After going to the home Invest. Smith and DFCS worker were able to assess that the allegations were true and the home was filthy and no adults were in the home and the children were not going to school. There are concerns for the minors at this time. The alleged perpetrators are allowing

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS)- Division of Family and Children’s Service (DFCS) is an agency that serves and protect children and families from neglect, abuse, exploitation, and many more services. Through this department, it provides security and reassurance of stability with a sense of belonging to children and families. In addition, this agency provides many workshops to improve the quality of life for children by focusing on the family’s ability to safely parent their children. In order to fulfill state regulations and requirements when dealing with families and children, drug test and visitations are done to make sure that problems within families are improving. This results in records that are

She stated she moved out of her mother’s home to Northport, Alabama with her oldest child Antonio being placed in elementary school. She stated that in 1987 or 1988, she moved to Canton, Ohio, where she applied for Aid to Dependent Child (ADC); she was informed that someone was already receiving ADC for the children. She stated that she received notification from DHR in Tuscaloosa stating that they did not keep records back that far; the only records they have shown that she received Medicaid at the time. Ms. Lawson stated that during that time, her mother deceived DHR, the juvenile court, etc. and they are still being deceived to this day. Ms. Lawson stated she has always taken care of her children, has never given up custody of her children, been on the system very little; and has always maintained a job. Ms. Lawson stated that other than this issue, she wanted it known that there are other cases regarding her mother having to do with fraud and manipulation of the courts, DHR, and her children; court cases

I called the constituent, she said that she is the paternal GM to Alicia Buck. She wanted to complain about CW Midtown Caseworker Eric and she also asked who to contact to change CW policy because the CW caseworker are overwhelmed with too many cases that they are assigned and they cannot do a better job because their high caseload. I asked her to be more specific please. She said that she was informed that Eric cannot return her call because he has 25 other cases, so believes he got too many cases.

The worker contacted Brittany Blackburn; who is the sister of Bradley Blackburn. Mrs. Blackburn stated “Bradley is a good father and both parents love care and provide for their children. Aside from what I heard from the incident involving DHS I have never witnessed any fighting or drug use by either of the parents. Bradley and Lee both participated in church Wednesdays and Sundays with the children, and did activities as a family like going to the water park or out to eat. I have no concerns for the children’s safety being with either

CPS spoke to social worker Millie Khemiri at the Family Assessment Program (FAP). Ms. Khemiri reported that the source came to FAP requesting services for the child Wellington. Ms. Khemire reported that the source reported that Wellington smokes marijuana and drinks alcohol. CPS inquired if the mother reported that the child frequently visit a family on Utica Ave. Ms. Khemire stated yes and reported that the mother had a GPS tracker locating the child on Utica Ave. CPS asked Ms. Khemiri if the child reported smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at the family home. Ms. Khemire stated that the child didn’t disclose smoking marijuana or drinking at the family

As the recovery consultant, currently in the family drug court I work directly with clients that have active CPS cases, and may be involved in the criminal justice system, as well as the county's behavioral health care system. My roll is to assess what level of treatment is appropriate, and to make the necessary

The agency I have chosen is Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). It is an agency that is a part of the New York City government. Administration for Children’s Services protects, ensures, and promotes the wellbeing of New York City’s children and families. ACS investigates child abuse and neglect. They have numerous responsibilities such as investigations and evaluations of the safety and well-being of children. They also assess the risk of future abuse, file petitions and testify in family court, and identify interventions that can reduce risks to children. They provide direct foster care and adoption services, child welfare, juvenile justice, and administer head start and child care programs through contracted providers or child

Per Reporter: Brandy and Sam (Brandy’s boyfriend) use drugs (meth and possibly marijuana). It is unknown if the drugs are used around the children. A year ago, Samuel sold drugs. There is little to no food in the home. Brandy receives food stamps, but sells them. Recently Brandy sold her food stamps to purchase tires for her vehicle, which still has flat tires in the yard. Lane has been witnessed nasty and with lice 4 or 5 times. Brandy and Sam drives with the children in an 18 wheeler and they rarely have a car seat. CPS has previously been involved with the family. Brandy and Sam was forewarned about the drug screen and was able to clear their system. The children have witnessed Sam physical abuse Brandy and kick her out of the home. Brandy

The constituent called to express concerns about her grandchild visitations. to see if everything is now going well with her grandchild visitation. She stated that the foster mother is making hard and creating barriers for her to see her grandchild. I contacted by email CW Hermiston Supervisor and the issue has been

A say care owner was punched and it in the face with a shovel after refusing to hand over 3 siblings to their father, who was drunk and lacks custody of the children. The day care owner had surgery for her injuries and is still struggling with double vision. The man charged is 31 year old Joseph Jackson. He has been in an ongoing CPS case for the past three years and was served court papers saying the agency had legal custody of his children. I don’t understand why he would hit the woman when he knew he was not allowed to see the children because he didn’t have custody over them. I think the day care owner did a good job with keeping him out of the day care because if he beat the woman like that there is no telling what he would have probably

As discussed before, there are limited formal services in Appalachia, especially in the rural areas and counties. A social worker has to be crafty and “think outside the box” to provide the best services for their clients that can be offered. In child protective services, there are more options for informal services because the client is in their community and have networking. This is not as true in a child shelter setting. As stated previously, while many of the residents at Davis Child Shelter are from the area, any resident can come from many part of West Virginia. For those residents it might be possible to maintain some of those informal networks, like family members, siblings, and other loved ones. However, not everyone who has walked

Jefferson County DHR representative’s testimony revealed that Child Support received a notice that the custodial parent (CP), Brittany Davis, is receiving assistance from the agency. Child Support mailed an appointment letter to the CP’s address at 7500 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35201 on March 20, 2015. The CP was notified to come to the office on April 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. for her appointment. The appointment letter states, “If you miss appointment, your FA benefits may be reduced, or your case may be closed for up to 12 months. Therefore, it is urgent that you come in on the date and time in this letter. If you cannot come in on the date and time given, you must contact me before the appointment date in order to reschedule