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EP. 10 - Close and Personal with CPS

6/13/2018

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Child Protective Services.  Department of Child and Family Services.  Childhood Advocacy and Protective Services…CPS, DCFS, CAPS. 

Today, specifically - FCCS - Franklin County Child Services. 

These organizations and departments all exist to ensure families -  and most times, specifically children, are being cared for in a way that ensures their health and safety. 

The notion that a representative from one of these agencies would appear at your door and have the power to separate you from your is terrifying. 

As doulas, Caity Mehl and I are sometimes supporting clients who experience a postpartum mood or anxiety disorder - and a very real fear some have about getting help, is the possibility that in doing so, one of these agencies would come and take their kids. 

It is a mysterious world that these agencies operate in, and one that is surrounded by shame brought on by society’s limited understanding.

Today, Caity Mehl, my co-host, is going to share a personal journey with her interactions with Franklin County Child Services.  She is quick to share that she realizes this is not the experience all could expect.  But, spoiler alert - it ends well, and she hopes to dispel some fear surrounding the people who work with and for these agencies.


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