Simon's Story

Simon was 13-years old in 2019. He has been under DHS supervision and care for several years. He was returned to his parents despite having accused his father of physically abusing him, and continued to have contact with a relative in school who may also have sexually abused him. To ward off his accuser, Simon came to class with feces in his pants. Placed in a therapeutic treatment center designed for 30- to 90-day stays, Simon remained there 15 months because DHS failed to find a therapeutic foster home for him.