Prioritize child and family welfare by fixing the broken system to prevent children from returning to harmful households and by reforming the foster care system. Parents who lose custody due to abuse or substance issues should not regain custody too quickly; they need to demonstrate lasting change. Hold both parents and the foster care system accountable to ensure children’s safety and stability.
Hold DSS employees accountable for failing to properly investigate child neglect cases. In recent years, there have been far too many instances of neglect and child fatalities because DSS left children in harmful households or returned them to abusive environments.