Deborah K. Frontiera


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Topics of conversation:

  • Child Protective Services - A broken system affecting young children
  • The story...why the child was wrongly removed
  • 13 months - 13 different case-workers - Did they read the files?
  • Wrongly accused families of child abuse - epidemic in place
  • Advocacy for wrongly accused families

A wide variety of experiences makes Deborah K. Frontiera a well-rounded writer and speaker on many topics. Her publishing credits include books for children, themes on the environment, historical fiction, poetry in several anthologies, and an upcoming adult nonfiction book exposing serious problems within the Child Protective Services system.

Fighting CPS: Guilty Until Proven Innocent of Child Protective Services Charges

Deborah K. Frontiera
Bluebonnets, Boots and Books (2011)
ISBN 9780980006162
Reviewed by Joseph Yurt for Reader Views (8/11)

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Synopsis: Fighting CPS chronicles thirteen months of agony and frustration suffered by the innocent Bonilla and Frontiera families as a result of Children's Protective Services removal of young James Bonilla from his parents. Most people are not prepared to navigate the maze of sometimes senseless procedures of a government agency that has too much power. The Frontiera and Bonilla story and reports of several other cases across the country should be a wake-up call to a public unaware of how the state agencies charged with protecting the nation's children are failing. Interviews with lawyers, caseworkers, and others who work withing the system, point out specific steps that could be taken to improve how these agencies work. The author issues a call to action from the pulic to change all levels of government to make necessary changes in these agencies. They must protect children from abuse and neglect without persecuting innocent families.