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I've tried to get DHS involved and in my state, it's worthless. The child basically has to be physically harmed before they will remove the child. It doesn't matter that there are 10 people living in an unairconditioned (temps this week==90 degrees +), 2 bedroom trailer with no running water, they smoke drugs in the trailer in front of the child, etc. The child stays in a home with a 10 year boy who was sexally molested as a child (I tried DHS with his situation years ago and it was a waste of time then too. I've wasted a lot of time on the phone with DHS and it's a joke.
The mom has been pregnant 4 times. She gave one child to her mom, one was adopted at birth by some friends, she had one abortion, and this 4 year old, she is attempting to raise. She is ignorant and I don't think that couseling will do her any good. Sure, we'd pay for her to go to counseling if she'd go, but I think her ONLY hangup about it will be losing her welfare check.
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