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The Harm Of Child Removal, Shanta Trivedi
The Harm Of Child Removal, Shanta Trivedi
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When the state proves or even merely alleges that a parent has abused or neglected a child, family courts may remove the child from the parent’s care. However, research shows separating a child from her parent(s) has detrimental, long-term emotional and psychological consequences that may be worse than leaving the child at home. This is due to the trauma of removal itself, as well as the unstable nature of, and high rates of abuse in, foster care. Nevertheless, the child welfare system errs on the side of removal and almost uniformly fails to consider the harms associated with that removal. …
Religious Issues In Child Welfare Cases, Rebecca Stahl
Religious Issues In Child Welfare Cases, Rebecca Stahl
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