Family Preservation, Foster-care and Adoption
Last couple of days I've reading up on family preservation programmes and though a necessary instrument in Child Welfare Services it does very little to prevent the many unnecessary adoptions taking place. Family preservation as it is now organized is part of the programs Child Protective Services can use in case a child is assumed to be in danger within it's natural family. Children who would otherwise end up in the foster-care system, due to family preservation programmes have a bigger chance staying at home. Adoption and its industry on the other hand is primarily focused on infants of relinquishing mother's. Child protective services play no role in this, so most existing family preservation programmes don't address the most common form of adoption at all.
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Child Protection vs Social Assistance
Correct. Relinguishing mothers have nothing to expect of child protection services, or worse of adoption agencies and lawyers - let alone Safe Havens.
What they need is a helping hand, money to live of, housing, access to daycare. It's a whole social system that should be in place based on SOCIAL RIGHTS - and not charity.
Why is preservation not protected?
Call me stupid, but wouldn't it serve the government better if every family was given the opportunity to have better teaching programs that support and network new parents, regardless of race, religion or region? How does breaking families for profit bring benefit to anyone?