NC DSS - Revision history

Woozle: /* Investigation */ "child protection services" in particular

2008-05-16T17:14:23Z

Investigation: "child protection services" in particular

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	[[category:US.NC.gov]][[category:acronyms]][[NC DSS]] is short for [[North Carolina]] Division of Social Services. It is part of the [[NC DHHS]] (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services).		[[category:US.NC.gov]][[category:acronyms]][[NC DSS]] is short for [[North Carolina]] Division of Social Services. It is part of the [[NC DHHS]] (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services).
	===Investigation===		===Investigation===
	In general, state ~~social services~~ departments have a bad reputation for presuming the parent guilty-until-proven-innocent, with cases being judged in a "family court" outside the normal court system and, for "privacy" reasons, subject to much less oversight and [[issuepedia:transparency\|transparency]]. HTYP is looking for information regarding the performance of the NC DSS in particular, to determine whether or not this reputation is true and/or justified in NC as well.		DSS is the department responsible for providing [http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/cps/ child protection services] in NC. In general, state child protective departments have a bad reputation for presuming the parent guilty-until-proven-innocent, with cases being judged in a "family court" outside the normal court system and, for "privacy" reasons, subject to much less oversight and [[issuepedia:transparency\|transparency]]. HTYP is looking for information regarding the performance of the NC DSS in particular, to determine whether or not this reputation is true and/or justified in NC as well.

	==Anecdotes==		==Anecdotes==
	[[htwiki:User:Harena\|Harena]] had a bad experience with NC DSS in the mid-1980s where an ex-husband (the child's father) called DSS on her with the accusation that she wasn't feeding their 4-year-old properly. The fact that the child was right there when the DSS workers arrived, and obviously well-fed, had no effect. It was only with the help of a lawyer friend that she was able to disentangle herself from the situation, despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing and the child's father not being a credible witness. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 10:37, 10 May 2008 (EDT)		[[htwiki:User:Harena\|Harena]] had a bad experience with NC DSS in the mid-1980s where an ex-husband (the child's father) called DSS on her with the accusation that she wasn't feeding their 4-year-old properly. The fact that the child was right there when the DSS workers arrived, and obviously well-fed, had no effect. It was only with the help of a lawyer friend that she was able to disentangle herself from the situation, despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing and the child's father not being a credible witness. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 10:37, 10 May 2008 (EDT)

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2008-05-10T14:44:44Z

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	==Anecdotes==		==Anecdotes==
	[[htwiki:User:Harena\|Harena]] had a bad experience with NC DSS in the mid-1980s where an ex-husband (the child's father) called DSS on her with the accusation that she wasn't feeding their 4-year-old properly. The fact that the child was right there when the DSS workers arrived, and obviously well-fed, had no effect. It was only with the help of a lawyer friend that she was able to disentangle herself from the situation, despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing and the child's father not being a credible witness. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 10:37, 10 May 2008 (EDT)		[[htwiki:User:Harena\|Harena]] had a bad experience with NC DSS in the mid-1980s where an ex-husband (the child's father) called DSS on her with the accusation that she wasn't feeding their 4-year-old properly. The fact that the child was right there when the DSS workers arrived, and obviously well-fed, had no effect. It was only with the help of a lawyer friend that she was able to disentangle herself from the situation, despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing and the child's father not being a credible witness. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 10:37, 10 May 2008 (EDT)
			==Links==
			===Official===
			* [http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/ official home page] within the [[NC DHHS]] web site

Woozle: New page: ==Overview== category:US.NC.govcategory:acronymsNC DSS is short for North Carolina Division of Social Services. It is part of the NC DHHS (North Carolina Department of ...

2008-05-10T14:37:46Z

New page: ==Overview== category:US.NC.gov category:acronyms NC DSS is short for North Carolina Division of Social Services. It is part of the NC DHHS (North Carolina Department of ...

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==Overview==
[[category:US.NC.gov]][[category:acronyms]][[NC DSS]] is short for [[North Carolina]] Division of Social Services. It is part of the [[NC DHHS]] (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services).
===Investigation===
In general, state social services departments have a bad reputation for presuming the parent guilty-until-proven-innocent, with cases being judged in a "family court" outside the normal court system and, for "privacy" reasons, subject to much less oversight and [[issuepedia:transparency|transparency]]. HTYP is looking for information regarding the performance of the NC DSS in particular, to determine whether or not this reputation is true and/or justified in NC as well.
==Anecdotes==
[[htwiki:User:Harena|Harena]] had a bad experience with NC DSS in the mid-1980s where an ex-husband (the child's father) called DSS on her with the accusation that she wasn't feeding their 4-year-old properly. The fact that the child was right there when the DSS workers arrived, and obviously well-fed, had no effect. It was only with the help of a lawyer friend that she was able to disentangle herself from the situation, despite there being no evidence of wrongdoing and the child's father not being a credible witness. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 10:37, 10 May 2008 (EDT)