Across Canada, as well as the U.S., family court is a tangled, vastly under-resourced jungle that includes hundreds of lawyers, judges, child-protection workers and custody assessors. It’s a system that has long struggled to deal with cases that involve allegations of domestic violence, especially when determining custody and access. That’s in part due to a culture rife with sexist stereotypes … [Read more...]
Family Court Judge Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were "overblown" and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room. Timothy Grendell, a Republican former legislator who has been on the bench for more than a decade, has long been a polarizing figure in Ohio … [Read more...]
Florida Blames Mothers When Men Batter Them – Then Takes Away Their Children
Mothers victimized by violent men told child welfare workers the truth. They expected help. Instead, they lost their children. To get their children back, they are faced with and time-consuming obstacles that often are unrelated to the allegations against them. In defiance of widely accepted best practices, Florida aggressively removes children from parents – most of them mothers – who … [Read more...]
Childhood Trauma Impacts Millions of Americans, and it’s Having Devastating Consequences
Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and its consequences can be devastating. Those experiencing high levels of trauma can see dramatically lower life expectancies, and the CDC estimates it accounts for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports as part of the series, “Invisible Scars: America’s Childhood Trauma … [Read more...]
Far From Home | Far From Safe
California sent thousands of vulnerable children to out-of-state facilities run by a for-profit company. Reports of rampant abuse followed. Now, confronted with a Chronicle and Imprint investigation, the state is bringing every child home. A private plane with dozens of shell-shocked teenagers aboard touched down in California’s Central Valley. They were home now, evacuated from the chaos at … [Read more...]
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