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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Holy crap. Being removed from the home by social services is actually worse than documented cases of abuse than nearly 2X? We need to revisit that tactic ASAP.

That just goes to show that being with a bad parent is still better than being stripped away from a bad parent which definitely blows my mind.[/quote]

I don't think that's what that statistic is showing.  The policy of revolving door CFSA ---i.e., prioritizing reunification with bad parents---leads to this.  Kids are removed, then returned, rinse and repeat.  Kids in that situation are unable to form secure attachment bonds with one set of stable foster parents, nor do they get stability with the inconsistent biological parent.    Add to that fact that many kids removed because of parental substance abuse issues also have impacts such as fetal alcohol exposure which also, absent stable, supportive and therapeutic environments, will result in criminality as FASD kids are unable to process cause & effect, and have emotional dysregulation and impulse control.  [/quote]

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