America's Secret Children's Prisons
by William D. Andrews
Foster homes and out-of-home placement have been portrayed as two of the best things that have happened for the welfare of children. This is only true if the system is used by those who direct it correctly. Most parents would have a heart attack if they knew their children were being freely abused both physically and sexually. Violence, racism, alcohol, and drugs are common within the foster care system and out-of-home placement. A wall of protection and silence has been built around the human resource system. This has allowed the unspeakable to occur inside the system, which would put those on the outside into prison for life. What would a parent think or do if he or she knew this was being done with the knowledge and often the consent of the system directors? What would America think if we found a parent accused, humiliated, vilified, and made a criminal through the courts in order to give his or her children to waiting adopters? Who would dream that prostitution is being promoted within the system? Could we believe some of our girls here in America in 2006 are being farmed out to be used as sex slaves?
Most of us would generally be shocked to find out there is literally no oversight of these agencies in many instances but themselves. It has been a shocking thirty-year experience for William D. Andrews in counseling and working with out-of-home persons. Over 60 percent of the children removed from homes are listed as unwarranted removals. This means taking your children from your home is usually not justified. Read and believe. Change it if you can. Historical predictions both see and foretell. See America’s future by looking at its past and present. Can a foster home or out-of-home placement really become a prison?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thirty years ago, a social worker’s statement that if a parent is moved out of the home, we can give them aid sparked his parent and children’s rights advocacy. William D. Andrews was born in Gates, Pennsylvania, one of seventeen children living in a rundown house. Yet his mother still had enough to share with so many others. After graduating from high school, William became a minister and traveled extensively, emphasizing the training of preachers. His love and compassion for the poor, hopeless, mistreated, hungry, and homeless involved him in countless efforts of help and counseling. He considers himself a servant.
(2006, paperback, 108 pages)
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days.
Foster homes and out-of-home placement have been portrayed as two of the best things that have happened for the welfare of children. This is only true if the system is used by those who direct it correctly. Most parents would have a heart attack if they knew their children were being freely abused both physically and sexually. Violence, racism, alcohol, and drugs are common within the foster care system and out-of-home placement. A wall of protection and silence has been built around the human resource system. This has allowed the unspeakable to occur inside the system, which would put those on the outside into prison for life. What would a parent think or do if he or she knew this was being done with the knowledge and often the consent of the system directors? What would America think if we found a parent accused, humiliated, vilified, and made a criminal through the courts in order to give his or her children to waiting adopters? Who would dream that prostitution is being promoted within the system? Could we believe some of our girls here in America in 2006 are being farmed out to be used as sex slaves?
Most of us would generally be shocked to find out there is literally no oversight of these agencies in many instances but themselves. It has been a shocking thirty-year experience for William D. Andrews in counseling and working with out-of-home persons. Over 60 percent of the children removed from homes are listed as unwarranted removals. This means taking your children from your home is usually not justified. Read and believe. Change it if you can. Historical predictions both see and foretell. See America’s future by looking at its past and present. Can a foster home or out-of-home placement really become a prison?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Thirty years ago, a social worker’s statement that if a parent is moved out of the home, we can give them aid sparked his parent and children’s rights advocacy. William D. Andrews was born in Gates, Pennsylvania, one of seventeen children living in a rundown house. Yet his mother still had enough to share with so many others. After graduating from high school, William became a minister and traveled extensively, emphasizing the training of preachers. His love and compassion for the poor, hopeless, mistreated, hungry, and homeless involved him in countless efforts of help and counseling. He considers himself a servant.
(2006, paperback, 108 pages)
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days.
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