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“It Was Just a Safety Plan”: How a Signature Allows Alabama DHR to Tear Families Apart
By Families vs. Houston County DHR
In Alabama, a parent can lose custody of their child without ever stepping foot in a courtroom.
No judge. No hearing. No lawyer. Just a knock at the door and...
The Machine
Freedom Still Denied: The Fight for Substantive Due Process and the Right to Parent
Even though Juneteenth has passed, its meaning still echoes. Freedom was delayed then, and for many families today it is still being denied. The right to parent your own children is a fundamental liberty, and yet families across America are losing that right without cause, without fairness, and without justice.
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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...
Testimonials
Stripped of Authority: The Crisis No One Wants to Talk About
By Families vs. Houston County DHR
It started with a message from a grandmother. She didn’t write with rage. She wrote with heartbreak.
With trembling hands and the kind of fear only a caregiver truly...
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“Deserves to Be on That List”: A Chilling Glimpse into Alabama’s Abuse Registry
When Alabama Deputy Commissioner Karen Smith was asked if everyone on the state’s abuse registry deserved to be there, she answered without hesitation: “I do.” With no requirement for trial, no guarantee of notice, and no clear path for removal, Alabama’s registry functions as punishment by accusation. This investigation explores the real cost of that system and the chilling indifference of the official defending it.
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When Blood Is Not Enough: The Silent Crisis of Kinship Being Bypassed
By Staff Writer | Families vs DHR
In a small Alabama town, a grandmother stood by her phone, waiting for a call that never came. Her daughter had just been taken into custody, and she...
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The Blacklist You Never See Coming: How Alabama’s Secret Registry Destroys Families
By Families vs. DHR | Investigative Feature
In Alabama, you can be labeled a child abuser without ever stepping foot in a courtroom.
There is no requirement for an arrest. No need for a conviction. In...
The Machine
Child Trafficking in America: How Federal Funding Fuels Family Destruction
What if I told you the removal of children from loving homes is being incentivized by federal dollars?
This video expose how the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, passed under the Clinton administration,...
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