Mother driving HIGH with 18 month old child. Social services in Corbin, KY wont help us!?
My husbands ex who he has a baby with is abusing rx drugs horribly, she wrecked her car last night driving up the wrong side of the highway towards traffic. There were two girls who saw the whole thing and stopped, the ex got out laughing she was so high she didnt even know if the baby was with her. She flipped out and got a drug dealer to come pick her up, because the girls called the police. She has had social services here called on her 14 times by 14 people, including her daycare, cause she left that baby there. They wont do anything, now wont even return our phone calls. They wont go and investagate, she is living in a camper trailer with no running water. I am terrified that this baby is going to get killed, and a, afraid that my hands are tied! We dont know what to do and are desperate! Please any advise will help.
have you tried the police? If you intervene when you know she is high and not capable of caring for the baby, then they will surely go and check the situation out. Dont give up! keep at it…you will win out in the end and good luck!
First contact child protective services.D.S.S usually don’t do anything like protect children unless they are forced to.Get the name of the social worker, the magistrate and judge who knows about this and then go tot he news media and tell them the law and social services refuse to protect babies.Have them name names on TV.This will get them ALL in hot water and someone WILL do something.
OMG! I would tell your husband to hire an attorney or seek legal aide if you don’t have the money for a lawyer. it sounds like the social service people in your town are lazy. He has the right to know what is going on with his child. Does he pay child support? Call your local child support agency or your local Health and Human Services agency, usually they have good refferals or an agency that can help. Good luck! That woman should have her stuff sewn shut so that she can never reproduce again!
she will get whats coming to her.
That’s a very scary situation.
I would definitely document every incident that you know of and document what you have reported to social services. Because of privacy laws, they might not be able to tell you if they have investigated. They should definitely follow up if the baby is living in a home with no running water, though. Find out how to file a complaint with the child welfare department in your area, and make the complaint in writing, including the timeline and description of dangerous incidents that you have already reported.
You can also call the police to have a welfare check done on the baby. If she’s high and neglecting the baby at that time, someone will have to intervene. Also, if the police feel like the home is unsanitary and uninhabitable, they will also contact social services.
Your husband should probably get a lawyer and file for (at least temporary) full custody of the baby. If the information that you have is correct, the baby is not safe at all. During the legal process, if she contests him gaining custody, both parents and their homes will likely be assessed for the welfare of the baby.
Please don’t give up on protecting this baby.
Everyone has a supervisor. Call the local office and report it again and when they are done taking your complaint ask them for a number to the state agency. Do not take no for an answer and let them know that you are calling the state agency because you do not feel they are addressing a very serious issue. Tell them if you do not see action on this TODAY you will be calling. Watch how fast they hop. If that doesn’t work then call the state DSS(probably located in the capital city) and report the whole affair. I gaurentee the state agency will look into it. I sympathize with your plight and agree that every single moment that baby spends with Mom it is in danger. If you do have to resort to calling the state it may take a few days for them to get there so in the mean time maybe you could make up a family event that you really want the baby to attend and beg for a week of visitation to take her. Then at least the baby can be safe until something can be done. Treat Mom with kid gloves so she doesn’t get spooked and do more harm before you can intercede. Usually I say good luck but there’s no room for luck in this equation – make it happen!!
Get Child Protective Services involved. They are different than Social Services.
Try calling the child abuse hotline # NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) They tend to listen more than the local police. The best thing to do is try to get them there while she’s high and has her baby with her.GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!!