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THANK YOU CAPTAIN BEHAN FOR SHARING YOUR TIME SO THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN HOW TO STRENGTHEN OUR VOICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

Miss Maudie brings a hungry, cold and filthy 5-year-old little girl, named Lucy, to her home to care for her. Little by little, she learns about the life of this abused and neglected child.

Miss Maudie argues with herself as to what to do with Lucy--what's really in her best interest, or at some level, who's interest is Miss Maudie really looking after?

Daddy doesn't even notice that Lucy has been missing for almost two days. He is obsessed with his own needs.

What types of abuse occurs at the hands of foster parents, and are they held accountable?

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In just a short few days, Lucy is learning to trust Miss Maudie, but are Miss Maudie's intentions what they appear to be?

Discussion of attachment and bonding and its relationship to child abuse.

Miss Maudie is letting herself fall into a deep delusion, and she is bringing Lucy with her. Child abuse takes many forms.

Listen to a summary of Lucy's Story to date, followed by  learning how  how you can become a source of support in the lives of abused and neglected children.  In this podcast, I showcase the work performed by CASA volunteers. 

Lucy is too young to understand where Daddy might be or why Miss Maudie is calling her "Bess." But she likes to pretend so she innocently joins in the pretend game with Miss Maudie.

Lucy finds herself living with what once was a stranger--an elderly lady who found her hiding in a blue dumpster on a freezing day in January.  Refusing to report Lucy to the authorities, Lucy finds a new home and hope, but is it all it appears to be? And will Daddy recover from the gun shot wound h

Month's pass. Spring is in the air, but can Miss Maudie, now lovingly referred to as Em, keep the young girl she found in the dumpster hidden from the outside world?

When daddy wakes up in the hospital, the authorities become aware that Lucy is missing. An Amber alert signals on the phone of Miss Maudie's neighbor. See what happens next when the neighbor asks Bess a few questions.

While initially well-intentioned, Miss Maudie has broken the law. An Amber alert is out for Lucy. Find out what happens when a kindly neighbor connects the dots.