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What do you think DHS could do to prevent deadly child abuse?

On 12/30 at 12:56 PM, Keowann from Canton wrote:

Make more effective pop-up visits to assure the childs safety. There are lots of case workers that feel they have so many cases and they’ve been case workers for so many years that they can make one or no visits and say the child is okay. There are so many children that suffer from neglect and abuse that havent been reported because residents feel nothings going to be done.

On 12/27 at 10:40 AM, leighann from Pearl, Ms wrote:

Ok, I just stumbled on this subject and having lost custody of my son for wrongly being accused of child abuse, reading the comments are so true and dear to my heart. I have to say, this happened to me 6 yrs ago, I do have custody of my son back but not one person on the state or as I refer to them, the other side, would listen or talk to me or my son. He told them from day one that nothing happened but not one person would listen to us. I lost him for 3 yrs and had to make a pled just to get out of the case. It wasn’t till Dec 17 of last yr that I had a judge in Rankin listen to me and my son and know 1st hand , it was all lies. It doesn’t take the pain away for having been through the ringer or the court system , its a joke in more ways then anyone could understand unless you’ve been there. I just wanted to give my side. I wish there were laws out there for social workers , who maybe over worked but what about the money they get for removing the child and for the parents that really didn’t do what was said of them. Just my side of it though, or my side of hell !

On 12/25 at 08:49 AM, ex-DHS worker from Rankin County wrote:

all i ever wanted to be was a social worker. i went to college got my BSW and then my masters as you must have that to be a caseworker in MS. i worked for a year at DHS and was so frustrated i finally quit. if i got the chance to pull a child from the parents they would get to go back after the parents complete parenting classes. but most times the law didn’t give me the right to pull a child.
yes some workers are not going their jobs, but they are short staffed with long hours and laws that go against the child.
When you take a child from the parents they have to have somewhere to go. Where do you put a child when the few places available are full and foster care in MS is almost nonexistant?
i have continued to help children though not through DHS. It is everyone’s responsibility for the safety of our kids. what are YOU doing to help keep the kids you know safe? just sitting there reading this is not enough. GET INVOLVED FOR A CHANGE!

On 12/20 at 07:14 PM, Tang from unknown wrote:

I don’t think we should jump to conclusions on DHS.You can’t always predict abuse.It’s the same as predicting the next crime time and location.Not every abuse case is true.Some are lies especially when their is a division among the parents.We don’t need more government in the lives of each citizen.You people complain about the crime rate and you don’t want to whip your children.Trust me in 10 years things will be a lot worst.Real abuse should be punished.People who report b.s.should also be punished.

On 12/14 at 11:54 AM, been thru it from mississippi wrote:

The whole court system needs help. The Guardian Lien are there for a paycheck, not for the kids. Tell me how can a person get convicted or pleady guilty to child buse and spend time in jail for it. Gives sample prescribtion drugs to their child not given to them by a doctor. Beats them black and blue,and duck tapes them. Get back custody of there child. Most lawyers are out there for the money not the client. Some Guardian Liens don’t even visited houses or both parties, but still want their paycheck. I know that the courts want the kids to be with there mothers but some times thats not the best thing.

On 12/13 at 11:26 AM, Rick from Warren County wrote:

DHS is A joke. Most of the Social Workers are lazy. They DO NOT have a clue. They are most all black, racest, and amost all seem to have a so called education from Jackson State. what a joke of an education. Seems most just BOUGHT their deplomas.
Hinds , Warren and Stone Countys are the dumbest of them all. Stone County being at the top, with the lazyiest a social workers that just dont give a damn about the children in their care.
Hinds is just a loosing case, as I said most bought their deplomas from JSU.
Warren county has some dumb ass lazy social workers that dont care either.
Reported on a woman and her husband, drunks and pot heads. Allowing their kids to live in filth and squaller, rats roaches, and a very filthy house. These people have been evicted from 3 different houses becouse of the deplorable conditions. They were devalueing one home so, 1 landlord lost 39 thousand dollared due to the distruction that they did to the house. DHS was called and nothing done and to this day the kids are still living in filth and squaller.
DHS in Mississippi is a joke and the TAX PAYERS have to pay for such shotty and poor work.

On 12/13 at 07:37 AM, Lynn from Jackson wrote:

I have joint custody of my children with their father. I had called DHS several times about abuse that my children were telling me about. I was told by DHS that the case had been closed each time due to the fact that they did not “find” anything. I do not want to sound racist but my children are white and because of this I believe they fell through the system. I lived out of state when this took place and eventually stopped calling DHS and started calling the Sheriff’s Department to go and check on my children. Who were much quicker to respond to my children’s needs when I could not physically be there. (I live here now, Thank God) They didn’t mind and my children felt at least safe to know that the police would come if they were in harms way. It also made my ex husband straighten up because he is afraid of the police.(where DHS was involved, the ex had time to coach my children(bribe them and play on their emotions),before DHS arrived.
I will say that Mamie Caldwell(DHS), Carolyn Gramillion, Rankin County Family Services and a Mr. Thompson should be unemployed. FYI I also, when all of this was taking place, contacted Representative Bobby Moak and received a letter back (“LIP SERVICE” I was told in the letter that “Due to confidentiality laws they could not discuss the details of their investigation.”) from the Office of Donald Taylor Executive Director of the Department of Human Services.
I know this is lengthy, my point is this. To many of those that work within the “SYSTEM” are NOT doing their jobs. If you have had multiple complaints from the same address then obviously there is a real issue! And a few seconds of surveying a room or talking to an abused child in the presence of their abuser will not provide the necessary information to remove that child from the abusive situation. What happened to questioning others about the children? What happened to looking at a child’s school grades as an indication that something is wrong? What happened to questioning a child that looks hungry about are they eating? What about asking about those marks on their body? What the hell is wrong with these people we put in charge to PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. It wouldn’t be enough for another child to suffer or even die before someone raises the necessary questions about a system that doesn’t work!

On 12/13 at 07:18 AM, Kim from Natchez wrote:

It is time for the governor and the district attorney to get involved and do something drastic. Our children are dying at the hands of their own family. Governor Barber and DA step up and fix this problem now!

On 12/13 at 06:46 AM, Niecey from Mississippi wrote:

It seems to me that DHS should hold job fairs and actively recruit workers. The government only got involved when the reports of abuse and neglect made the news. They too should have a special area where the only interest is making random, regular inspections of DHS and their caseloads. Also, DHS should look into their criteria and requirements when seeking to hire more help.

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