Families Vs. DHR

Journalist Kim Richards shares a powerful personal story of how Alabama’s DHR system devastated her family after a teenage mistake turned into a full-blown crisis. A call for truth, reform, and accountability.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month but for families caught in the child welfare system, it’s not a hashtag. It’s a wound. This article explores the hidden emotional toll of state-sponsored separation and calls for trauma-informed care rooted in truth, not compliance.

As Mother's Day approaches, we’ve chosen to pause. This weekend, our platform will go quiet. Not because there’s nothing to say, but because some moments are too sacred for noise. There are mothers across this nation...

In a quiet hospital room in Limestone County, Alabama, a new mother welcomed her baby boy into the world. But just four day later, she left that hospital without him. Her arms, which had...

This weekend, we are choosing silence. Not because we are empty of words, but because the truth we carry deserves something deeper than posts or captions. “The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves...

A father’s testimony from Alabama I’ve served this country. I’ve followed every rule. I’ve built a life rooted in responsibility and sacrifice. But none of that mattered when my baby was born. The mother of my...

“There is light, even after the darkest nights.” There were nights I cried until I had nothing left. Mornings where I had to force myself to stand, to breathe, to keep going — even when...

A Truth Telling Thursday Article Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) is one of the most extreme actions the child welfare system can take. It’s supposed to be the “last resort,” a step taken only when...