Jan 27, 2010
To effectively get started in advocating for families, you need to find your focus. You may feel frustrated when you see the many ways systems fail to serve families, but your desire to want to fix everything can paralyze your efforts. To be effective, you need to...
Jan 27, 2010
Probably the single greatest traumatic incident for the good people who come forward to be foster or adoptive parents is to be accused of some form of child abuse. People who come forward to care for children usually view themselves as people who love children and...
Jan 27, 2010
“It’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to me,” said one parent about the time her foster daughter filed an abuse allegation against her. Most often false, allegations of abuse against parents who foster and adopt children with special needs are frighteningly...
Jan 26, 2010
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF HAWAII KIDS’ SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROJECT Our Kids’ Social Security Disability Project focuses on outreach to special needs children and families with special needs children who may qualify for disability benefits. Information...
Jan 21, 2010
This new online documentary speaks to the issues related to adoptee access to their original birth certificates. It is “Vital Records,” a 20 minute film by Jean Strauss, and can be found at http://web.mac.com/fbeavers/iWeb/Access%202006/Movie.html. In the...
