Tenn. mom whose infant tested positive for drugs must undergo treatment

[neversickanymore]

Tenn. mom whose infant tested positive for drugs must undergo treatment
Aug 05, 2014

MADISONVILLE (WATE) - A Monroe County mother who was arrested after her newborn baby tested positive for drugs has pleaded guilty to a probation violation and must work with the Helen Ross McNabb Center to get drug treatment.

Mallory Loyola was charged with misdemeanor assault after her baby girl, born July 6 at UT Medical Center, tested positive for meth. Deputies arrested the 26-year-old new mom as she was being discharged.

The assault charge will be continued until February 3, 2015. At that time, the judge will review if Loyola has completed the New Beginnings drug treatment program offered by Helen Ross McNabb. If she successfully completes the treatment, the charges may be dropped.

Loyola has a history of meth-related arrests in Monroe County. Her attorney says she is currently working with the Department of Children's Services to get her daughter back. The attorney says DCS and the judge will decide at a later date if she is allowed visitation with her child.

She was arrested under a new state law that allows a mother to be prosecuted for assault or homicide if she takes an illegal drug while pregnant and the baby is addicted, harmed or dies because of the drug use.

http://www.wkrn.com/story/26203416/...ted-positive-for-drugs-must-undergo-treatment

 

[Captain.Heroin]

I think this has already been posted.

 

[neversickanymore]

Could be but I thought it was about her being charged and not what she was sentenced. She is also still separated from her baby. I think that mother child bonding is very important and I don't think separating mother and child like this is a good idea at all. This is a great example of the "justice" system not being needed and a perfect place for a health orientated approach to be implemented. There should be a rehab facility for addicted mothers and their babies to attend. They could go straight from the hospital to the facility. Instead she is separated from the child and tons of money is wasted finding and compensating a foster parent and prosecuting this woman. The money saved by not doing this could be used for treatment.

Im certainly not talking about the scam treatment that goes down where people pay 30 grand to go to free meetings, play X box, and buy and cook there own food (just saw that in the rehab experiences thead in SL, what a fucking scam, thats a grand a day.. think of the hotels, restaurants, therapists, and free meetings you could hit on a grand a day, fucking four star all the way.. so they are just a scam and have no justification besides greed for there pathedic "services."

Rehab counselors aren't paid fortunes, since you can stay at a very fat hotel for 300 a night, and eat three very nice prepared meals for 60 bucks a day, and attend meeting for free, and a personal hour with a therapist for 240. Now why are we not even close to 1000 dollars a day, because super expensive rehabs are a big money making business. I think a very fine not for profit rehab could cost less than five thousand dollars for thirty days.. thirty grand to buy and cook my own meals, play xbox, get a couple 30 min visits with a psychologist and a physician.. BAHH I would be suing them for sure.

But I got on a little rant. Quality non profit rehabs are an area that needs to be developed. A mother and baby could go right from the hospital to a rehab designed for them. One that allowed them to stay until they were ready to leave and allowed them to continue working if need be and allowed the father to participate in the babies first days if applicable. Instead we spend all this effort and time doing everything wrong. Give them the choice of loosing the baby or going with it and getting help. Of course thirty newborns and new mothers would present a real challenge to the brainwashing approach to addiction, so we better give them an alternate treatment.

Before I hear how expensive this would be I want to post how much a child in the foster system for eighteen years costs the tax payers. $29,000 per year.. so for eighteen years thats $522,000 A half a million dollars and then the kid becomes homeless and have a life like this>>>

Facts about Foster Care: NYC, the U.S., & Outcomes
These facts represent each day of National Foster Care Month in May. They were compiled to raise awareness for the thousands of children in foster care.
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1. There are more than 400,000 children living in the foster care system in the United States today. (Source)

2. More than 24,000 children age out of the foster care system every year nationwide, and more than 1,200 in New York City alone. (Source)

3. Today in New York City, nearly 13,000 children live in the foster care system and they stay in care for a median of 6.8 months. (Source)

4. Children who spend time in foster care often face serious challenges later in life. They are more likely to experience teen pregnancy, homelessness, incarceration, mental health issues, and less likely to complete their education or find employment.

5. A recent study in of youth in the California foster care system found that just 45% of foster youth completed high school, compared with 79% of the general population. (Source)

6. RichieA program evaluation of a transition program for foster youth in Los Angeles found that teens had spent an average of 8 years in the foster care system, during which they’d experienced an average of 6 different placements. (Source)

7. Foster youth who take a basic skills course are 46% more likely to continue their college education for a second year than those who do not, according to a new study of more than 11,300 children in the California foster care system. (Source)

8. Nationwide, 51% of foster youth were reunified with their families after exiting the foster care system in 2012. (Source)

9. By age 26, female former foster youth are more than twice as likely to have a college degree than males. (Source)

10. Last year, children in the foster care system in the United States stayed in care for an average of 21 months. (Source)

IMG_004011. Nationwide, 70% of children in the foster care system also have a sibling in care. (Source)

12. Happy Mother’s Day! Of the thousands of clients CFR serves, 76% are women. Read more about Our Families!

13. In New York State, 52% of children who age out of the foster care system are reunified with their families. (Source)

14. Foster care alumni experienced PTSD at a rate nearly 5 times that of the general population. (Source)

15. In New York City, nearly half of foster youth face unemployment upon aging out of the system. (Source)

16. Parents who have a disability are more than twice as likely to be involved in the child welfare system as parents who do not. (Source)

17. Male former foster youth are more than 4 times as likely to be arrested than the general population, and females are 10 times more likely. (Source)

18. In 2012, more than 58,500 children in foster care had parents whose parental rights were terminated. These children are left in foster care to await adoption. (Source)

19. Former foster youth experience more than 7 times the rate of drug dependence and nearly 2 times the rate of alcohol dependence experienced in the general population. (Source)

June 520. Despite facing many hardships throughout their lives, a survey of former foster youth found that by age 26, nearly two thirds of respondents were satisfied with their lives and optimistic about the future. (Source)

21. For every $6 spent on children in foster care, just $1 is available to fund services for families that will prevent foster care placements.

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22. In the US in 2012, the average age of a child entering the foster care system is 9 years old. (Source)

23. In New York State, it costs an average of $29,000 per year to keep one child in the foster care system. (Source)

24. Homeless families are nearly 9 times more likely to have their children placed in foster care. (Source)

25. 4,203 children were placed in foster care in New York City in 2013. (Source)

26. By age 19, just 25% of foster youth are in college compared with 41% of general population. (Source)

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27. One quarter of former foster youth experience homelessness within 4 years of exiting the foster care system. (Source)

28. The federal government spends $4.4 billion each year on Title IV-E funds to maintain children in the foster care system. (Source)

29. From 2012 and 2013, the NYC community district containing Jamaica, Queens, where CFR’s office is located, went from having the highest rate of foster care placements to the 7th. (Source)

30. African American children represent 29% of the children in foster care, but only 14% of the U.S. child population. (Source)

31. In the 10 years since CFR’s founding, the population of children in foster care in New York City has been reduced by 50%. (Source & Source)

The sources are available here>> http://www.cfrny.org/news-blog/foster-care-facts/

Not to mention keeping a mother away from there child is sick and it would not often serve as motivation to get clean, but rather motivation to use. Attending a special rehab facility where they are treated compassionately and remain in contact with the baby would be much more motivating healthy and successful.

Sometimes I just have to shake my head at how dumb legislatures are.. really down right idiots. Another fine example of not addressing the problem and ruining a childs life in order to fail at saving or protecting it.