sickids
gurl |
Should I call child protective service?
Ok a former friend/dealer of
mine just moved in right around the corner from me. He is still
using and dealing and everything!
I saw his kids who are 3 and 4 in the park behind my house the
other day playing and did not see him or his girlfriend
anywhere. I know they can see the park from the window but come
on those kids are too small to be out there alone!
Then Monday I heard from another neighbor that his girlfriend
was sent to the psych ward for wiggin out thinking everyone had
her house bugged (including her boyfriend) the cops watching her
every move etc etc, Ya'll know the symptoms.
I was going to call CPS (btw they also have a 3 or 4 month old
baby) but with her going to the psych ward I'm sure some sort of
social worker will probably get involved anyway.
Do you think making a call would be good or should I just wait
and see if they get involved now that she's been admitted?
Advice please!!! I'm scared for the kids but don't want to cause
trouble cause they really were my friends and now they are my
neighbors. I do care about them what should I do? |
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wanab
clean |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
You care about them more then
they care about themselves at this point. I would give it maybe
two days maybe to see if you can tell if anyone got involved and
then don't hesitate call someone those kids don't need to be in
that situation at all! |
mary
mary1 |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
Go with your gut. small children
need to be protected and are too young to be at a park alone. I
think you can make a call anonymously. |
Tx
Tigger |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
If you waited a few days and
something happens to those kids could you live with yourself?
Think about it. Call. They can not tell them who called by law.
I know I would call about something like that. |
imlost
inky |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
No question-
Children come first- always.
Call.
and Thank you for caring and watching out for them.
You may just be saving their lives. |
silly
veronica |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
Quote:
Children come first- always.
I second this. Make the call! |
sickids
gurl |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
I know all of you are right,
thing is I'm scared as hell they will find out it was me who
called them out on them. They won't see it as me helping but, as
betraying them.
If I read I post like this though the advice I would give is to
call but, I'm scared to actually do it.
BTW how do I find the number to CPS?
Thanks |
silly
veronica |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
I called CPS on my addict's
friend (I had seen some things at their house that I wasn't
comfortable with ... things that still haunt me to this day).
I told them who I was, but they assured me that information
wouldn't be released. They asked me some specific questions
about the family's names (children included), their address,
etc., I suppose to see how familiar I was with them.
I worried that they'd find out it was me, and come after me ...
they never did.
I just couldn't live with myself if something ever happened to
those innocent children.
I would start looking in the government pages, under Child
Protective Services. If you can't find that, just call one of
the other government numbers and they will transfer you to the
right area or give you the phone number. |
Tender
hearts
KS |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
I can't tell you how many times
I turned my oldest daughter into CPS because my grandkids were
in danger. They don't divulge who called, and my daughter never
knew.
When it involves children, it's a no-brainer for me. Make the
call. |
Bent
But
Not
Broken1 |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
Make the call.
Love to you |
amart
1279 |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
Make the call, make the call,
make the call. I've made a call recently anonymously, won't go
into details here, but the kids don't have a voice and you need
to be it for them. Don't beat yourself up, make the call! |
goss
amerblue |
Re: Should I call child protective service?
I had to call on a student's
family. They kept my identity private but I knew it wouldn't
take a rocket scientist to figure out the child had talked to
his teacher. I didn't sleep for two days after because I knew
the chain of events that I started but I also knew that if I
hadn't called and he had been seriously hurt or killed after
talking to me I would feel as responsible as the person who did
it.
The family got the help they needed. They knew it was me but
never made a big deal of it because of the embarrassment and now
it is all in the past. It was very stressful but I know I did
what I felt I had to.
Just my story. Hope it helped. |
