Tag: familydefense
Medium: When Protection Hurts
“I frequently recall one child who was asked to draw himself as a superhero. I asked him what his power would be. ‘When I grow…
WBAI: Child Welfare System and Family Separations in the Bronx
In 2017, the Bronx had more than 30% of all child removals in NYC and double the amount of emergency removals — which refers to…
The New School Center for NYC Affairs: Child Welfare Surge Continues
“[Emergency removals] are the most traumatic for children,” says Emma Ketteringham, Managing Director of our Family Defense Practice. “They’re often done in the middle of…
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Presentation: Beyond Incarceration: The Policing of Black Women and Children Through the Child Welfare System?
Erin Cloud, the supervising attorney for our Family Defense Practice, shares her talk from the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit about how the womb to fostercare…
Socialist Worker: Families Separated Away from the Border
Dinah Ortiz-Adames is the Senior Parent Advocate at The Bronx Defenders, an activist and advocate, and a mother who has been through the separation from…
Rise Magazine: ‘Poor’ Parenting— When poverty is confused with neglect
Erin Cloud, the supervising attorney for our Family Defense Practice, and Dinah Adames-Ortiz, our parent advocate, talk about how poverty is an incriminating factor against…
CUNY Law Review: Family Defense in the Age of Black Lives Matter
“All families have a constitutional right to be together, free from the unwarranted interference of third parties, particularly the state…This fundamental right recognizes the inherent…