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Child Welfare Reform

They Couldn’t Complete the Case Plan They’re Forcing On You

By Families vs. DHR At this very moment, while our team sits and crafts this message, another family is being forced into turmoil. Another child is being removed without cause. Another parent is being handed a list...

When Systems Pretend to Protect: Who’s Really Watching the Watchers?

In a world where oversight is promised and protection is preached, families are left picking up the pieces after the very system meant to help them causes harm. We’re told that agencies like DHR...

When the Robe Becomes a Shield or a Sword: Are Judges Still the Guardians of Justice?

By Families vs. DHR Editorial Team In courtrooms across America, there exists a belief that has been passed down through generations, codified into oaths, and echoed through marble halls. Judges are seen as the guardians...

Sleeping on Office Floors: Tennessee’s Child Welfare Crisis Exposes a National Epidemic

Children are being warehoused in office buildings, sleeping on air mattresses under desks and in cubicle corners. This is not care. It is neglect, carried out by the very agencies meant to protect them. These images are not isolated. They are evidence of a systemic failure that demands accountability and reform.

Hunter Calhoun: A Survivor’s Light in the Dark

Taken at just 10 years old, Hunter Calhoun endured over 20 placements, forced separation, and a system that failed his family. Now 25, he’s reunited with his mother, raising his son with his wife, and using his story to expose the truth and bring light to others still trapped in the dark.

Harmony Montgomery’s Death: A $2.25 Million Settlement That Exposes Systemic CPS Failure

Harmony Montgomery’s tragic death and the $2.25 million settlement awarded to her mother expose deep failures within the child protection system. Despite red flags, the state placed Harmony with an abusive father. Now, her story stands as a warning of what happens when oversight fails and accountability is absent.

“He Was Taken. Now He Is Gone.” The Tragic Death of Kemari Morgan Demands Answers

On May 24, 2025, BriAuna Morgan received the kind of call no mother should ever get. Her one-year-old son, Kemari Morgan, was found dead while in the custody of Person County Child Protective Services...

Why I Write: From Family Crisis to Fierce Advocacy

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.

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