Tag: child welfare
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Supervised visitation centers are warehouses, not solutions
Supervised visitation was supposed to protect kids while preserving family ties. The current network often does neither, and reform requires more than capacity.
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50/50 custody hurts kids in high-conflict cases
Default 50/50 custody is the new standard, but research suggests it harms children in high-conflict separations. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.
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Parental alienation is real, weaponized, and both things are true
Parental alienation describes a real harm and is also a tactic used in custody disputes. Holding both truths is the only honest way to discuss it.
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Family court underestimates domestic abuse in custody decisions
Family courts routinely minimize documented abuse when ruling on custody, with consequences for children that researchers have tracked for decades.
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CPS removals are a civil rights crisis nobody covers
Child Protective Services removes thousands of children each year on thin evidence. Here’s why the press has largely missed a sustained civil rights story.
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Court-ordered reunification therapy is junk science
Court-ordered reunification therapy promises to repair fractured parent-child bonds, but the evidence base is thin and the practice has alarming critics.