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High Foster Care Rates in Alabama’s Black Belt Raise Hard Questions About Poverty and Policy
Recent data published by AL.com shows that several counties in Alabama’s Black Belt region have the highest per capita rates of children in foster care in the state. Nearly 6,000 children were reported in...
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Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging Kinship Denials in New York
Reporting and analysis by FamiliesVsDHR.org
A federal appeals court in New York has revived a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of children who were removed from their biological parents and later denied placement with...
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To My Babies: We Will Fight Until Our Last Breath ❤️
To my babies,
We love you.
There isn’t a system big enough to erase that. Not a courtroom. Not a report. Not a badge. Not a signature at the bottom of documents built on assumptions, pressure,...
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An Alabama Family’s Fight Raises Questions About Oversight in Child Welfare Cases
By a Ghostwriter
In a quiet corner of southeast Alabama, a prolonged family court dispute is raising broader questions about how child welfare decisions are made and how families are included in those decisions.
At the...
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Opinion | When Fear Replaces Protection in Alabama’s Child Welfare System
Editor’s Note:This op ed is published anonymously to protect the safety and privacy of the parent and children involved. The account reflects the lived experience of a Dale County family and is shared in...
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A Call to Alabama: When Families Speak, the System Must Answer
Alabama is being called to account.
On January 22, families from across this state will arrive in Montgomery for two public events that expose a truth the system has long relied on silence to obscure....
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When the Holidays End, the Fight Does Not
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...
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What the Family Justice and Accountability Act Would Change for Parents
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...