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5 Steps to Dismantle the Child Protective System
5 Steps to Dismantle the Child Protective System in America
When reform is ignored, reckoning becomes necessary.
Across the nation, families are waking up to a painful truth: Child Protective Services (CPS)—known in some states as...
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“It Was Just a Safety Plan”: How Alabama DHR Uses Your Signature to Break Families
It doesn’t feel like protection.It feels like pressure.
A knock on the door. A worker standing in your living room.And suddenly, you’re handed a document you didn’t ask for, told to sign without question, and...
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Sunday Spotlight: The Great Deception
How Child Protective Services Masks Power as Protection
Across the United States, Child Protective Services agencies operate under the banner of child safety. Their mission statements speak of protection, healing, and justice.
Yet beneath the...
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When Turning 18 Feels Like Escaping CPS: A System No Family Should Fear
In a post shared by a parent in the Family Forward Project, a milestone birthday was met with something far heavier than joy it was met with relief. The post read:
“My oldest child turned...
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Florida Leads the Nation with New Office to Protect Parental Rights
In a groundbreaking move, Florida has become the first state in the nation to launch an official Office of Parental Rights. The initiative, led by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, is designed to safeguard...
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Feeding the Machine: A 2003 CPS Confession That Still Echoes Today
This video is from 2003.Let that sink in.
More than two decades ago, a former CPS worker from Kentucky exposed how the system was operating unlawfully removing children without cause, fueling funding streams, and even...
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Take Action: When They Work Together to Destroy You There’s a Law for That
They want you to feel isolated.They want you to believe it’s just a misunderstanding.Just a mistake.Just a bad break.
But what if it wasn’t?What if what happened to your family wasn’t a random failure, but...
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Know Your Rights #9: You Have the Right to Access and Review All Records About Your Case
When you are involved in a DHR case, protecting your family starts with knowing exactly what has been written about you. You have the legal right to request, access, and review the records, reports,...