A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy

Re:A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trau... by bluGill on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @08:52AM (#37673894)

Not ripping children from actually abusive families is more developed. There are many cases of abuses families who need to lose their children, and in some those families still have children. There are other cases where good families lose their children.

Note that I carefully did not say anything about what abuse is. Unfortunately there is no agreement and I don't want to get into that debate (it is well worth having, but it would change the direction I'm trying to go here).

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Re:A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trau... by raducu on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @09:37AM (#37674485)

There are debatable issues, and clear cut issues -- not providing basic care or medical care is quite clear cut.

Homeschooling is debatable, if the children are evaluated to be equal to their regular schooled peers, I don't think the child should be taken out of the family environment, but should be subject to further wellness checks by social workers.

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Re:A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trau... by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:01PM (#37677646)

> There are many cases of abuses families who need to lose their children, and in some those families still have children.

A challenge is where the ripped-off children wind up, a foster home system with it's own abuse issues.

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