Families Vs. DHR

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...

Over the last several months, I’ve poured hours — no, days — into researching and understanding where and how the Alabama child protective system, and systems like it across this nation, have gone so...

Every parent’s worst fear is having their child taken from them. Yet in Alabama, especially in counties like Houston, that fear has become reality for far too many — not because of abuse or...

Every time another tragic headline surfaces — another child lost to violence, another teenager arrested, another preventable crisis — the same question makes its way across newsfeeds, dinner tables, and talk shows: “Where were the...

A New Day for Parental Rights in Alabama In a powerful step toward justice and accountability, Alabama State Representative Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham) has filed a bill that would require the Department of Human Resources (DHR)...

In 2020, the small city of Ozark, Alabama became the epicenter of a devastating scandal that exposed deep cracks in Alabama’s child welfare system. Brandy Murrah, former owner of A & J Lab Collections,...

You never think it’ll happen to you—until the knock comes.Not from a stranger, but from a system that claims to “protect,” yet doesn’t ask questions before taking action. Families across Alabama—and across this country—are being...