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Using the restatement of children and the law to consider the harm of removal

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By Shanta Trivedi
| Wiley Online Library Verified
The family policing system separates families every day. As a result, children and their parents suffer lifelong, irreversible trauma and a host of other negative consequences. The Restatement acknowledges these harms and directs courts to consider the harms of removal throughout court proceedings when deciding whether a child should be removed from their parents or in determining if reunification is appropriate.
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Commentary: Charging parents when children arrested would only do more harm

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By Shanta Trivedi, Aubrey Edwards-Luce
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates held a news conference this month in which he seemed to celebrate the arrest of a group of children allegedly connected to a carjacking ring operated out of a “clubhouse.” Putting aside whether that is something our community should celebrate, Bates had a message for parents: “If you remember one thing from this press conference,” he said, “just remember two words: parental accountability.” He warned parents, “You may need a lawyer, because you could...
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50 years after the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, it’s time to redefine child protection through a lens of equity and support

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By Shereen A. White, Shanta Trivedi
| TheGrio Verified
Opinion Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read moreopinions on theGrio. Preventing child abuse is something we all care about. Yet, the first federal law enacted to do just that fails to actually reduce harm to children, instead powering a massive child welfare system that traumatizes and disrupts the lives of millions of Americans — disproportionately Black communities and those experiencing poverty.
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