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New White House Proposal to Further Alienate Religious Foster Parents
“All young people in foster care, including those who happen to be LGBTQ, deserve affirming,…
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Judge Erik Pitchal’s Warped Mindset Led to Baby Ella Vitalis’ Death
Ella Vitalis was only three weeks old when her parents brought her to the hospital with…
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DCS Has Failed Children It Was Supposed to Protect, This Lawsuit Shows Why
What should anger us most about the life of Kimberly F., a 15-year-old Indiana girl…
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Former Foster Kids Need More Than Higher Education
When I tell people that I write about child welfare and the foster care system, the question…
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As NYC Reels from Fentanyl Day Care Tragedy, Child Care Overdoses Are More Common Than We Think
“He had so much love,” Zoila Dominici said of her 1-year-old son Nicholas who died last week from…
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What ‘Earth Mama’ Doesn’t Tell Us About Foster Care
There are plenty of movies that start in the middle of the story. But typically…
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Why Ending Child Services Is the New Defund the Police
Can you imagine if the New York Police Department invited Defund the Police activists to…
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Child Welfare’s Ideological Enforcer
University of Houston professor Alan Dettlaff is the founder of upEND, a movement dedicated to abolishing…
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America’s Failing Child-Protection System
In her recent Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver describes the situation of a young…
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Children Are Dead Because Activists Say It’s Racist for ACS to Act
When a child is found dead with bruises on her wrists and torso, the first…
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Parenting While High
Last month, Albuquerque police launched an investigation into how they handled the case of a seven-month-old baby…
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How Newborns Are Becoming Victims of Legalized Marijuana Use
The Administration for Children’s Services has engaged in “pervasive discriminatory practices,” according to a lawsuit…