Shylae case reveals cracks; system that aids in adoptions could lack in follow up

by Shannon Murphy | The Flint Journal

Monday July 27, 2009, 9:02 AM

Every month for three years, child protective services visited Valerie Leslie's Flint home, met with her two foster children and helped with any issues.

Then Leslie adopted the two girls -- one of whom has several mental health issues -- and any help she was getting seemed to abruptly stop.

"I don't need to be governed by (the Department of Human Services)," Leslie said. "But they won't work with you anymore. There is so much red tape it's hard to get help now."  Read more at http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/07/shylae_case_reveals_cracks_sys.html