1.13 Keeping Families Together

Published: May 7, 2018, 6 a.m.

b'Before speaking about the changes to social services we need to understand why Melisha was placed back with her parents. \\xa0 Melisha Gibson\\u2019s stepfather abused her severely at 11 months old and she lived for more than three years in a foster family with whom she had a deep bond.\\xa0 Foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins considered Melisha, or Missy as she was called, and inquired about adopting her. \\xa0 Ronnie and Wanda Maddux wanted their children returned, however and over the course of months, one-by-one the state returned all of the children, placing Missy there last. \\xa0 Why?\\xa0 Why did social services in the US hold reunification of the family as so important? \\xa0And since it was so important, why didn\\u2019t social services provide more resources or require treatment that would have given a family placement more chance at success? \\xa0 Promo for: Murderish https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murderish/id1317929691?mt=2 Facebook group: \\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/TargetedPodcast/ website:\\xa0 www.targetedpodcast.com email:\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0targetedpodcast@gmail.com Twitter:\\xa0 @targetedpodcast #2podsADay:\\xa0\\xa0http://www.our-americana.com/2podsaday/

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