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First 'casualties' of the Nebraska safe-haven law
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 194904" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>We discussed this topic with some friends last night - </p><p> </p><p>And the overwhelming thought was that States who have this law for older children had BETTER FIND FUNDING to house these orphans because once the word is out you could drop off an incorrigible 16 year old and never have to deal with the problems? WOW - </p><p> </p><p>And then too - it creates ANOTHER set of problems in the fact that you have a damaged child and he/she is so out of control you feel you have no other recourse than to give up custody. What does this do to the child that you drop off at the hospital? Maybe not so much in the older ones (at some point you have to admit, yes I was just badly behaved and accept your fate) but for the younger children? It adds to their problems because they may be too young to understand that this was done for their own good....and NOT because they were not loved. </p><p> </p><p>I laugh because our state is in a freeze with funding for any "new" services. So armed with this information yesterday I told our caseworker that at the next Family of EDC's meeting? I would be telling them ALL that they now can DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN AT ANY HOSPITAL until age 18 without the wrath of the government and law.....and since BUDGETS were SO tight with OUR STATE.....? This move should eleviate their burden in THAT particular office - maybe to the point of NOT being needed as a caseworker and ......WHERE OH WHERE could this lead? They'll probably be working for the state but not as a cushy job being a caseworker, driving around to homes, seeing children, in a state car, with a state cell phone and state funded office.....nope - This keeps up ALL THEIR CHILDREN (clients) are going to BE in the hospitals - so they can go work there.....</p><p> </p><p>yeah - this could work to our advantage to get more services....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 194904, member: 4964"] We discussed this topic with some friends last night - And the overwhelming thought was that States who have this law for older children had BETTER FIND FUNDING to house these orphans because once the word is out you could drop off an incorrigible 16 year old and never have to deal with the problems? WOW - And then too - it creates ANOTHER set of problems in the fact that you have a damaged child and he/she is so out of control you feel you have no other recourse than to give up custody. What does this do to the child that you drop off at the hospital? Maybe not so much in the older ones (at some point you have to admit, yes I was just badly behaved and accept your fate) but for the younger children? It adds to their problems because they may be too young to understand that this was done for their own good....and NOT because they were not loved. I laugh because our state is in a freeze with funding for any "new" services. So armed with this information yesterday I told our caseworker that at the next Family of EDC's meeting? I would be telling them ALL that they now can DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN AT ANY HOSPITAL until age 18 without the wrath of the government and law.....and since BUDGETS were SO tight with OUR STATE.....? This move should eleviate their burden in THAT particular office - maybe to the point of NOT being needed as a caseworker and ......WHERE OH WHERE could this lead? They'll probably be working for the state but not as a cushy job being a caseworker, driving around to homes, seeing children, in a state car, with a state cell phone and state funded office.....nope - This keeps up ALL THEIR CHILDREN (clients) are going to BE in the hospitals - so they can go work there..... yeah - this could work to our advantage to get more services.... [/QUOTE]
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