Families Vs. DHR

Editor’s Note:This op ed is published anonymously to protect the safety and privacy of the parent and children involved. The account reflects the lived experience of a Dale County family and is shared in...

This past week, families from across Alabama traveled to Montgomery. They attended public meetings and observed state proceedings related to child welfare oversight. They listened to presentations, noted responses, and documented what occurred in the...

Alabama is being called to account. On January 22, families from across this state will arrive in Montgomery for two public events that expose a truth the system has long relied on silence to obscure....

Between 2018 and 2022, Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFACS) lost track of 1,790 children in state custody. Not 17. Not 170. One thousand seven hundred ninety children. Gone. This is not just...

Georgia’s child welfare system is facing an estimated $85 million funding shortfall, according to testimony and statements provided by Department of Family and Children Services leadership and child welfare advocates during recent legislative discussions. During...

Houston County has appointed Courtney Singleton as the new director of the Department of Human Resources. The appointment comes as Families vs. DHR continues to document patterns inside the department that raise serious questions...

For many families, the battle does not end when the headlines fade or when the court date passes. It does not end when a caseworker changes, when a file is closed, or when a...

A former Arapahoe County social worker convicted of making false child abuse allegations has been released on parole, raising renewed questions about accountability within child welfare systems and the consequences of false reporting. According to...