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Psychological Abuse

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Most often when we think of abuse on young children we think about sexual or physical abuse. We do take psychological abuse as serious. This is often because we cannot prove the verbal abuse is causing immediate harm to the child or the severity is enough to make a report. In the article, “Child’s psychological mistreatment may be subtle but harmful: study “ by Melissa Healy for the Las Angeles Times on July 30th 2012, she discusses a report that was done that describes some of the negative effects from psychological abuse. This can include verbal abuse, loss of patience, refusing to interact with the child, and allowing them to be in a dangerous environment without concern for the child’s wellbeing. Pediatricians should be aware of how the child feels about their home life and ask them if they feel loved. This can help determine if appropriate care is being received at home. Pediatricians should also take extra precautions when they know drug abuse or depression may be a factor for the parents or caregivers. Psychological abuse can cause a child to have attachment issues, antisocial behaviors, relationship problems, and a negative outlook on life. The problem that people face with this issue is to determine it the problem is actually psychological abuse or a case of bad parenting. As caregivers we can try to assist with the problem by recommending possible parenting classes. Some parents may not realize the negative affect that this type of abuse can have on a child. Most often the behavior is one that is learned. I often see parents follow the same pattern that they were taught by their parents. One of the ideas that the reporter discussed was that if a pediatrician suspected abuse then they should make sure that the family underwent evaluation to determine if intervention is needed. That is why prevention should be the key to changing the cycle of abuse. We need to provide parents with the opportunity to learn about the negative affects so that they are aware of the harm that can be done to their child.

Misty Bibancos
2/19/14

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The fight against workplace bullying

The Healthy Workplace Bill.  Read the facebook web page and then  write to your congressmen to support the Healthy workplace bill. 

https://www.facebook.com/cd479

 

US California Senators Contact information

Dianna Feinstein

San Francisco
One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 393-0707
Fax: (415) 393-0710

The following counties are served by the San Francisco office: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba.

 

Barbara Boxer

http://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm

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National congress of american indiansDusten Brown honored by National Congress of American Indians

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/dusten-brown-honored-by-national-congress-of-american-indians/article_b8b6d647-25f9-5037-80da-3202a4c36e83.html

The custody case is viewed as an issue of tribal sovereignty.

Dusten Brown honored by National Congress of American Indians

Dusten Brown honored by National Congress of American Indians

Jefferson Keel of the Chickasaw Nation (left), president of the National Congress of American Indians, and Sandy White Hawk wrap Dusten Brown in a prayer quilt Tuesday. MIKE SIMONS / Tulsa World           

Dusten Brown honored by National Congress of American Indians

Dusten Brown honored by National Congress of American Indians

Veterans escort Dusten Brown (front row, second from right) and his wife, Robin Brown, to the stage for an honor ceremony at the National Congress of American Indians national meeting in Tulsa on Tuesday. MIKE SIMONS / Tulsa World

        Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:00 am         |                         Updated: 3:09 am, Wed Oct 16, 2013.           

Dusten Brown honored by National Congress of American IndiansBy MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff WriterTulsaWorld.com                        

At the end of an open-mic session Tuesday morning, delegates were still lining up to talk about tribal sovereignty when the sergeant at arms interrupted.

“We want to take time to honor somebody,” explained Dan King, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, who introduced Dusten Brown.

At the National Congress of American Indians, it wasn’t necessary to explain that Brown is the biological father of “Baby Veronica.”

And nobody at the Cox Business Center, where the association is meeting this week, had to be told that 4-year-old Veronica was the subject of an epic custody battle that officially ended only last week.

For tribes nationwide, Brown’s Cherokee family has become a symbol of what the delegates spent all morning talking about — sovereignty, and the threats to it.

“All of Indian Country has been on this roller coaster ride of emotions,” said Sandy White Hawk, a member of the Rosebud Sioux who works with Native American adoptees to help reconnect them with their biological families and tribes.

Veronica’s case, White Hawk said, “opened a collective wound. Now we need to begin a collective healing.”

The Cherokee Nation helped Brown win custody of Veronica in 2011, when courts ruled in his favor under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, which was designed to keep Native American children with their tribes.

But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that Brown didn’t have standing under the act because he didn’t have custody of Veronica at birth.

Tribes nationwide complained that the decision opened a loophole in the Indian Child Welfare Act and eroded tribal sovereignty over custody cases.

“Dusten and Veronica represent many, many families all over the country,” White Hawk said. “There’s a reason all of this is happening.”

Recognizing Brown’s military service in Iraq, more than 50 veterans escorted him to the stage Tuesday.

As the crowd stood up to watch, he received a prayer quilt and an eagle feather for himself, along with a plume of feathers to keep for Veronica.

“Veronica will always be a Cherokee citizen,” the tribe’s deputy principal chief, Joe Crittenden, told the audience. “And we look forward to the day she comes home to Dusten.”

Brown didn’t speak or take questions from the media.

The “honor ceremony” came less than a week after he announced that he would drop all appeals in the case, giving up any hope of getting Veronica back.

Matt and Melanie Capobianco arranged a private adoption with Brown’s former fiancee in 2009.

They regained custody last month, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court lifted an order than had been keeping Veronica in the state while Brown appealed the case.

Baby Veronica

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Passion or Anxiety

I am a mother of four daughters and about 6 to 7 years ago I decided to get of of welfare and go to work to support my daughters on my own. I had taken time off of work to be able to stay home with them after having a difficult marriage. I went through difficult times in the past and have changed my life around completely. I went back to work about 6 to 7 years ago and havent looked back. I went back to school and have gotten a job that allows me to support my daughters on my own. I take on challenges with a positive outlook and work hard at everything I do. I like this song because it represents how I look at life and anything that challenges me. So my song is from Katy Perry and is called Roar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9SeJIgWRPk My goal is to be a role model for my daughters and nieces and nephews as well as helping out the families here in Hoopa.