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...

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...

In the heart of Alabama’s Wiregrass, in counties where the population is small and the power structure is tight, families are saying the same thing over and over again. From Houston County to Geneva,...

There are moments in this fight when the truth no longer hides behind fine print. Last week, Baldwin County attorney and minister Yancey Burnett stood before the Baldwin County Commission and said what so...

There is a moment in every story when silence breaks. It does not happen in a courtroom or a press release. It happens in the quiet decision of one person who finally says, “I...

There is a quiet kind of breaking that happens when a child is taken from home. It does not make headlines or courtroom transcripts, but it leaves echoes in every room that family once...

It has been months since Alabama DHR came under fire following the death of three-year-old KJ Starks, who died in a hot van while under the state’s care. Since then, there have been statements,...

By Families vs DHR StaffPublished September 2025 Dear Families vs. Houston County DHR, I never thought disciplining my child would mean losing her to a system more dangerous than the streets. My soul is broken. The Houston...