Importance Of Eryone In The Welfare System

How would you feel if I told you that everyday kids get abused and neglected? Not only by someone they were meant to love but by someone who was meant to love and care for them. “Dozens of abused and neglected children died last year, often in their own homes at the hands of a trusted caregiver. These tragedies underscore a gaping hole in our welfare system. Worst of all, many of these deaths could have been prevented.” (Smith.) The welfare system sends children back to abusive homes to follow the policy of keeping the kids with relatives. Because many kids are taken from their families it is important to make sure that they are going to a safe environment. It is important to do background checks on everyone, even relatives. It is important
For example, Sarah Chavez, a little girl who never made it to her third birthday went through the child welfare system. Sarah was put into the hands of a loving foster family after she had been removed from an abusive home. Sarah was born addicted to drugs. A year later Sarah’s biological mother had a miscarriage and police found a stillborn baby in the toilet of the home. When the police found Sarah she was staying at her aunt and uncle’s house. A social worker found that Sarah had black eyes and other injuries on her face. Sarah was removed from the home immediately. Photos were said to be taken but none were found. Sarah became one of 24,000 children in the LA foster care system. At her new home Sarah was thriving. It was very clear that sarah had been exposed to violence. Sarah knew how to choke with both hands, something a normal two year old would not know. There had been signs of not only physical abuse but also sexual abuse. While Sarah was living with her foster family her aunt and uncle were battling to get Sarah back. Sarah was later returned to her aunt and uncle, despite previous reports of abuse. Sarah was
The types and amount of welfare available to individuals and families vary depending on the country, state or region. Many children in the welfare system are abused and neglected daily. Child abuse is a physical maltreatment or sexual molestation of a child. Child neglect is a form of child abuse, and is a deficit in meeting a child's basic needs, including the failure to provide adequate health care, supervision, clothing, nutrition, housing as well as their physical, emotional, social, educational and safety needs. The state takes the child out of the abusive home but they try to keep the child with family. They do not check to see if the family member had any records of abuse or neglect in the