When Protective Orders Hide Evidence, Families Pay the Price
In California, protective orders are increasingly misused, restricting parents’ access to evidence in criminal cases, thus affecting their ability to defend themselves in custody disputes. The trend disproportionately impacts marginalized parents and…
We Just Marked World Children’s Day — And Children’s Grief Awareness Day. America Failed Both.
World Children's Day and Children's Grief Awareness Day highlight the ongoing issues faced by children in America, including violation of their rights and unacknowledged grief due to systemic failures. Each child deserves protection, stability, and…
Maryland’s Missing Foster Children: What the Numbers Reveal
The Maryland Department of Human Services has revealed that 990 children in foster care have been missing since 2020, following an MPIA request by advocates. Policy changes obscured the distinction between runaways and missing children, raising concerns…