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...

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...

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 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...

We were just parents until the system took everything. This is the beginning of our voice, our truth, and our refusal to be silent. We never meant to be here. But now that we are, we are not going anywhere.

By Families vs. DHR Editorial Board In Pasco County, Florida, the job of a child protective investigator carries enormous weight. It requires moral clarity, rigorous honesty, and a deep understanding of what is at stake...

Sunday Spotlight There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a family when the system takes a child and then leaves nothing behind. No updates. No court date. No word. Just silence. It is...

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.