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muriel_volestrangler

(101,415 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:39 AM Jun 2018

An ER doc on the traumatized border children placed with non-Spanish-speaking foster parents

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click on the pics to get the full story. It's an ER doctor in Denver, who saw 3 children placed with foster parents there for typical childhood illnesses. The foster parents are experienced, but they don't speak Spanish. And the children are obviously terrified - they won't let go of the foster mother, to the extent one says she can't work out how to bathe a little girl, who screams every time she's put down, and the foster mother isn't allowed to get into a bath-tub with her.

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An ER doc on the traumatized border children placed with non-Spanish-speaking foster parents (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 OP

Those are terrified children. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #1

My god... sakabatou Jun 2018 #2

How do we foster? Tucker08087 Jun 2018 #3

You have to apply to HHS, The Figment Jun 2018 #6

I have been through all of that to adopt. Tucker08087 Jun 2018 #9

Thank You The Figment Jun 2018 #10

Fascist Trump HHS has NO plan to re-unite children with parents. Truly evil ripping families apart Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #4

Story here at buzzfeed with multiple quotes Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #5

The deliberate harm done to these children is unforgivable. gademocrat7 Jun 2018 #7

This is a Form of Torture - Who are the Terrorists Now? dlk Jun 2018 #8

lpbk2713

(42,775 posts)

1. Those are terrified children.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:43 AM

Jun 2018

Trump you own this.

sakabatou

(42,204 posts)

2. My god...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:49 AM

Jun 2018

Tucker08087

(621 posts)

3. How do we foster?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:28 AM

Jun 2018

Does anyone know how to volunteer to foster any of these children? My home isn’t Disney World, but there is a great deal of love here—enough to spread around.

The Figment

(494 posts)

6. You have to apply to HHS,

Reply to Tucker08087 (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:57 AM

Jun 2018

Your home will be inspected,they will do a complete background check on everyone living there,will check with your friends, family,employer,church ect.
If all goes well,and after all kinds of hoops that one has to jump through,and a mountain of paperwork they will issue one a license to be foster parents.
If you can Please try...good foster homes are very hard to find!

Tucker08087

(621 posts)

9. I have been through all of that to adopt.

Reply to The Figment (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 02:31 PM

Jun 2018

I will check to see the length of time it would take to reopen my file. I know the paperwork has expired. I don’t have much, but we can give love and compassion without bars and emotional scars, and that seems to be needed right now.

The Figment

(494 posts)

10. Thank You

Reply to Tucker08087 (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 02:55 PM

Jun 2018

Caring foster homes are very hard to find. Thanks again, and please if anyone has the space and time try to do this Please try.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,075 posts)

4. Fascist Trump HHS has NO plan to re-unite children with parents. Truly evil ripping families apart

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:35 AM

Jun 2018

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,075 posts)

5. Story here at buzzfeed with multiple quotes

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 06:40 AM

Jun 2018

https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasacks/doctor-mental-trauma-migrant-children?utm_term=.rfenNYra1#.aoOv81dmR

Although the foster families had taken in traumatized children before, they were floundering because they had absolutely no idea when, if, or how these children would be brought back to their parents.

"They had no information on hearing dates/times for the parents; they had no contact information for the parents; they had no idea if/when visitation or contact would be allowed, and they didn't have access to a case worker who could obtain this information," Neubrand wrote. "These children, those lucky ones who 'made it' into caring foster homes, were floating, unanchored to their past or their future."

gademocrat7

(10,689 posts)

7. The deliberate harm done to these children is unforgivable.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:13 AM

Jun 2018

This administration is the worst and most evil in our history.

dlk

(11,606 posts)

8. This is a Form of Torture - Who are the Terrorists Now?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:47 AM

Jun 2018

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