foster care system
Know Your Rights
The “Take These Services” Trap: How DHR Turns Promises Into Termination
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...
The Machine
3-Year-Old Alabama Boy in DHR Custody Dies After Being Left in a Hot Car
With reporting from AL.com
A 3-year-old boy in Alabama died Tuesday after being left in a hot car for nearly five hours while under state supervision.
Keterrious Starks Jr., a child in DHR custody, was found...
The Machine
Nancy Schaefer’s Warning: The Corrupt Business of Child Protective Services
***The following article is reprinted in full from ParentalRights.org. It includes the research and findings of the late Senator Nancy Schaefer, whose bold voice continues to guide families today. We share it here to...
The Machine
Opinion | Almost Twenty Years Later, Nothing Has Changed
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Seventeen years after Nancy Schaefer’s warning, families are still fighting to be heard. The system hasn’t changed. It has simply gotten better at hiding.
In 2007, State Senator Nancy...
The Machine
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...