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Amicus Brief Successful in New Jersey Supreme Court

These cases highlight the intersections of family policing, the criminal legal system, and the inherent violence of mandated reporting.

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Mothers Outreach Network Reaches Next Phase in Guaranteed Income Pilot

By ensuring families have direct, unconditional financial support, this initiative helps prevent unnecessary state intervention.

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Evaluating Texas’ “Active Efforts” Reform Using an Abolitionist Framework

This bill does not fundamentally shift the power of the child welfare system, promote true healing for families, or increase their access to direct supports.

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Prize Winners Named for “Dream, Create, Liberate” Afrofuturist Art Publication

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our Dream, Create, Liberate: A Future Without Family Policing call for submissions.

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