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 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...

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...

For parents who have been pulled into the family court or child welfare system, the experience often feels confusing, intimidating, and one sided. Decisions that affect the most intimate parts of family life are...

A former Colorado social worker has been ordered to pay three million dollars to an Aurora city councilwoman after a court found she knowingly filed a false child abuse report. The case has become...

For decades, America’s family courts and child protection agencies have operated in a world largely shielded from public scrutiny. Parents rarely see the evidence used against them. Proceedings unfold behind closed doors. Judges hold...