By Families vs DHR Staff Published September 2025 For nearly three decades, Leslie Kelly has been embedded in the child welfare system. According to an article in the Dothan Eagle, she has held multiple positions within...

Ketorrious “KJ” Starks Jr. was just three years old. He died alone in the back seat of a hot car in July 2025. That car belonged to Kela Stanford, a transport worker contracted through...

A former Hendricks County Department of Child Services employee is facing 16 felony charges, including falsifying child abuse or neglect information and official misconduct by a public servant. Brianna Spillman, who resigned her position in...

Nine children were supposed to be safe. Instead, they were delivered straight into a nightmare. Authorities in Columbia County, Florida, say nine children were rescued from what deputies described as a “house of horrors,” where...

Across Alabama, parents are told the same thing by the Department of Human Resources: “Take these services, and you’ll get your children back.” It is said as if it is a guarantee, a roadmap...

They take the child out of class. They close the door. They ask questions the child does not understand. Alone. No parent present. No legal counsel. No warning. This is not a scene from a courtroom....

On June 10, 2025, Lance Wright walked into a courtroom with a heart full of fear and a motion in hand. His daughter Zy’nnya was still alive then. She was uncomfortable. Guarded. There were...

A grandmother writes in heartbreak and disbelief after being denied the chance to care for her own grandchildren. Her letter, shared with permission, is a raw reminder of how DHR separates not just parents and children but entire generations.