Comments on: Nebraska attempts to slam to barn door, only creating a new set of problems http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/10/21/nebraska-attempts-to-slam-to-barn-door-only-creating-a-new-set-of-problems/ Yet another Bastard Blog Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:20:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Baby Love Child http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/10/21/nebraska-attempts-to-slam-to-barn-door-only-creating-a-new-set-of-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Baby Love Child Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:01:38 +0000 http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/10/21/nebraska-attempts-to-slam-to-barn-door-only-creating-a-new-set-of-problems/#comment-297 Full text of the letter can be found <a href="http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/children_family_services/SafeHaven/LandryLetter102008.pdf" rel="nofollow">here </a> (link opens a PDF.) Also see <a href="http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/children_family_services/SafeHaven/GovRelease102008.pdf" rel="nofollow">this Oct 20th release</a> (again link opens a PDF). It includes among other details, this particularly important bit: <blockquote> Approximately half of Nebraska’s safe haven cases to date involve abandoned children who are former state wards.</blockquote> Full text of the letter can be found here (link opens a PDF.)

Also see this Oct 20th release (again link opens a PDF). It includes among other details, this particularly important bit:

Approximately half of Nebraska’s safe haven cases to date involve abandoned children who are former state wards.

]]> By: Baby Love Child http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/10/21/nebraska-attempts-to-slam-to-barn-door-only-creating-a-new-set-of-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Baby Love Child Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:56:33 +0000 http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/10/21/nebraska-attempts-to-slam-to-barn-door-only-creating-a-new-set-of-problems/#comment-296 Also be sure to see the final part of the AP article: <blockquote> Heineman has authorized Health and Human Services to spend up to $100,000 promoting a help line for parents and guardians operated by United Way. If it is flooded with calls, up to $200,000 in state money could be used to add phone lines. The state is also sending letters to all adoptive parents and guardians of children who are former state wards. The letter provides phone numbers and Web sites of agencies that can help them if they are having problems with their children. The letter also suggests parents contact Boys Town, an Omaha home for troubled youths that for decades has taken in children who are having problems. The letter does not mention that Nebraska has a safe-haven law. </blockquote> Also be sure to see the final part of the AP article:

Heineman has authorized Health and Human Services to spend up to $100,000 promoting a help line for parents and guardians operated by United Way. If it is flooded with calls, up to $200,000 in state money could be used to add phone lines.

The state is also sending letters to all adoptive parents and guardians of children who are former state wards. The letter provides phone numbers and Web sites of agencies that can help them if they are having problems with their children.

The letter also suggests parents contact Boys Town, an Omaha home for troubled youths that for decades has taken in children who are having problems.

The letter does not mention that Nebraska has a safe-haven law.

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