Category: Commentaries
The “child welfare” system doesn’t protect kids — it punishes poverty
Emma Ketteringham Managing Director of The Bronx Defenders’ Family Defense Practice When I first met Ruth, she was a young mother of two boys. Both were born after difficult pregnancies and with developmental challenges; her two-year-old in particular struggled to gain weight. His pediatrician instructed Ruth to put him on a strict feeding regimen, […]
