A chilling tragedy in Philadelphia reveals how systemic overload and ignored warnings can lead to preventable loss. On April 15, 19-month-old Sy’vir Hill was found unresponsive in a bathtub at his foster home in the...

Across the nation, families are rising up to expose a hidden crisis. June is being declared Stolen Children’s Month, a bold call to confront the injustice of family separation through the child welfare system. This movement is not just a campaign. It is a reckoning. And it starts now.

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.

Silent Mother's Weekend is over and our voices are back, louder and clearer than ever. In Alabama's child welfare system, families often find themselves navigating a complex web of requirements set forth by the Department...

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...

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...

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...

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...