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An Alabama Family’s Fight Raises Questions About Oversight in Child Welfare Cases
By a Ghostwriter
In a quiet corner of southeast Alabama, a prolonged family court dispute is raising broader questions about how child welfare decisions are made and how families are included in those decisions.
At the...
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A Call to Alabama: When Families Speak, the System Must Answer
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....
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Vanished from State Custody: Georgia’s 1,790 Missing Children
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...
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Georgia’s Child Welfare System Faces an $85 Million Shortfall as Strain on Families and Services Deepens
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.
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Houston County DHR Appoints Courtney Singleton as Director as Questions About Internal Ties Remain
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...
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Fighting the Never Ending Battle
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...
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Kemari Morgan Died in Foster Care. A Mother Still Fights for Her Children
A one year old baby boy is dead, and the woman entrusted by the state to care for him now faces a second degree murder charge.
Kemari Morgan died on May 24 after being found...
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When the Elevator Doors Open: Inside Houston County Family Court
You can read about family court. You can study statutes and hear language about protection, best interests, and child safety. But until you stand there, until you feel it settle in your chest, you...