When the System Becomes the Story There are moments when systems operate exactly as they were designed to. And then there are moments when the outcomes raise a different question entirely. Not whether something went wrong, but...

I was a child once. There were signs, moments that should have raised concern, and opportunities for someone to intervene. No one did. What should have been recognized was overlooked, what should have been...

Reporting and analysis by FamiliesVsDHR.org A federal appeals court in New York has revived a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of children who were removed from their biological parents and later denied placement with...

To my babies, We love you. There isn’t a system big enough to erase that. Not a courtroom. Not a report. Not a badge. Not a signature at the bottom of documents built on assumptions, pressure,...

By a Ghostwriter In a quiet corner of southeast Alabama, a prolonged family court dispute is raising broader questions about how child welfare decisions are made and how families are included in those decisions. At the...

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...

A Texas judge has issued what attorneys call the largest sanction ever imposed against Child Protective Services after finding that caseworkers lied in order to remove two children from their parents. According to original reporting...