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...

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...

As the holidays come to an end, the world begins to reset. Decorations are packed away. Routines return. Life moves forward. For families navigating the child welfare system, the end of the holidays is not...

There is a kind of thankfulness that belongs only to parents and loved ones who have been forced into battles they never asked for. It is not the simple kind. It does not come...

In the heart of Alabama’s Wiregrass, in counties where the population is small and the power structure is tight, families are saying the same thing over and over again. From Houston County to Geneva,...

A Texas judge has issued what attorneys call the largest sanction ever imposed against Child Protective Services after finding that caseworkers lied in order to remove two children from their parents. According to original reporting...

All across this country, families are being punished for struggling. Instead of being met with help, they’re being met with handcuffs, court dates, and case plans. When the rent is behind, the refrigerator is empty,...

The family of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR), Covenant Services, and transport worker Kela Stanford. What is being revealed now is...