American Children Trapped in Illinois

State Care Children: Victims of Mental Health Screening

Mrs. Ayalla Kauffman, a mother of 8 came to Ablechild alleging that her two youngest children were taken by the State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for what she was told by the DCFS Caseworker to be a 90 day mental health evaluation/screening period for the girls. When the 90-Day period was up, the State of Illinois DCFS refused to release the two girls back into the care of their mother. Mrs. Kauffman has reported allegations that her two girls are being abused in State care. Mrs. Kauffman states that both her girls have been physically restrained numerous times to the point of obvious bruising on their bodies. In addition, Mrs. Kauffman has reported that her children are being administered unapproved and dangerous psychiatric drugs without her consent. Many of these drugs have been linked directly to suicide and violence, are unapproved for use in children, and have blackbox warnings on their labels. Mrs. Kauffman has reported that any contact with her children has been terminated by the residential centers and the “treating” psychiatrists. This is being done even though the court has not terminated Mrs. Kauffman’s visitation with her children.

Ablechild has written to Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich requesting an immediate release of these children unlawfully held in Illinois . To Read this letter click here… http://www.ablechild.org/kauffman/letter to gov 6-30-05.htm

Ablechild has written a letter of appeal on behalf of Mrs. Kauffman requesting a release of her children and an immediate investigation into this horrific matter. To read this click here… http://www.ablechild.org/kauffman/appeal letter 5-3-05.htm

The abuse of children within state care has long been noted as “America’s dirty little secret". To learn more about psychiatric abuse of children within state care, please view Ablechild media links http://www.ablechild.org/videolinks.htm

Ablechild and Mrs. Kauffman ask for your help. Please call both the State's Attorney General and the State's Attorney and ask them to conduct a full investigation with due process. Direct both to www.ablechild.org to view Public Complaint and Request for Inquiry. Subjective mental health evaluations, screenings, and drugs put our children at risk, violate our parental rights under liberty, and ultimately sever family units. This cannot be allowed to continue. We must act to affect change.

Please take the time to contact:

Richard Devine
State’s Attorney
312-603-5440

State Attorney General for Illinois
Lisa Madigan
100 West Randolph St.
Chicago , Illinois 60601
phone: 312-814-3000

For photos of girls: http://www.ablechild.org/kauffman/american_children_trapped_in%20illinois.htm

“The Only Way for Evil to Triumph, is for Good Men to Do Nothing.”
Edmund Burke