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Placed Despite Red Flags: When Foster Care Overload Costs a Child’s Life

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...

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...

Something New Is Rising: The Stolen Children’s Movement Begins

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.

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.

When a Teen’s Outburst Becomes a Case File

A teenager’s outburst. A rushed investigation. A family torn apart. This article explores how child welfare systems like DHR are increasingly responding to adolescent rebellion with state intervention—believing emotion over evidence, and leaving families fractured in the process.

Caged in Childhood: How CPS Became the New Prison

What the prison system is to adults, CPS has become to children a network of control, removal, and profit. This Spotlight exposes the truth behind America’s other incarceration crisis.

We’ve Gone Silent for the Weekend

As Mother's Day approaches, we’ve chosen to pause. This weekend, our platform will go quiet. Not because there’s nothing to say, but because some moments are too sacred for noise. There are mothers across this nation...

“It Was Just a Safety Plan”: How Alabama DHR Uses Your Signature to Break Families

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...

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