Sunday, March 13, 2011

KS Asst Dir CFS Sue McKenna Misleads Public



Kansas Assistant Director of Children and Family Services, Roberta Sue McKenna, participated in a panel discussion which included Kansas Attorney/Guardian Ad Litems, and Judges. This was titled "KTWU's Abused, Neglected, Protected: When Children Go to Court" which was produced by nonprofit Washburn University.
The discussion aired on KPTS Channel 8 on Tuesday Feb 22, 2011

Roberta Sue McKenna works directly under Tanya Keys who is the Director of Children and Family Services.
Why is McKenna misleading the public on time spent in care and making foster care look like a walk in the park?

McKenna said, "64% go home within 12 months.. another substantial percentage go home in less than two years. So most of the children who are removed from their parents custody return to their parents custody.....
(Regarding time spent in care)...less than 12 months.. Just think, if we could all remember how long it took to get to Christmas. How much time there was between birthdays..."


FACTS: The number of Kansas children served in Out of Home Placement in FY2010 was 8,275
The number of Kansas children reunified in FY2010 was 1,720
The total percentage of children reunified in FY2010 was 20%...NOT 64% as McKenna said.

FACTS: Kansas children average length of time in care FY2010 was 19.4 months
Sedgwick County children average length of time in care FY2010 was 30.7 months

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Parents, Family Members, Advocates Spoke Before Sedgwick County South Central Delegation Regarding CPS Issues Jan. 2011

Mother Of Child That Committed Suicide While In Custody Of The State Spoke Before Kansas Legislators




Marlene Jones Spoke Before Legislators Regarding Wrongful Removal Of Children




Donna Roberts Spoke Before Legislators Regarding The Protective Parent Reform Act



Cynthia Rader Spoke Regarding Judges Denying Rights To Pro Se Parents

Monday, November 22, 2010


GAO investigating drugging of children

At the request of Congress, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) is seeking information regarding cases in which state foster children have been prescribed psychotropic medication outside of federal regulations or accepted medical standards of practice.
Scott Clayton, Analyst of the Forensic Audits and Special Investigations of the GAO stated Sunday:

"These cases may include very young foster children prescribed certain kinds of psychotropic drugs, children prescribed psychotropic drugs in dosages that exceed accepted standards, children prescribed psychotropic drugs for purposes other than a medically accepted indication, or children taking numerous psychotropic drugs concurrently."

If you have information about state foster children being prescribed psychotropic medication outside of regulatory and/or medical guidance and are willing to provide details, please e-mail GAO at FosterKids@gao.gov
Be sure to name names! Tell on them all, and don't forget to tell about the falsifed records that caused your children to be placed in foster care.