Press & Media
Media
Op-Eds & Blogs
Texas Observer
An Abolitionist Gets Canned for Upholding the Values of Social Work
Houston Chronicle
Repeal the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Inquest
End Carceral Social Work
upEND Movement
The Power of Co-Opting: Language Is Changing, But Will It Change the Status Quo?
Medium
Why Social Work Needs to Double Down on Critical Race Theory
Medium
As Social Workers, What Is the Justice We Seek?
The Imprint
What It Means To Abolish Child Welfare As We Know It
Houston Chronicle
Should Social Workers Partner with Police? Prevent the Mental Health Crises in the First Place
Medium
Affirming the Call for Social Work to Fully Support Defunding the Police
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Using Power and Privilege for Justice
The Imprint
Now Is the Time for Abolition
Medium
An Open Letter to NASW and Allied Organizations on Social Work's Relationship with Law Enforcement
Podcasts
Age Out Angels Radio Hour
Imagine a society where forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable solution.
Revolutionary Blackout Network
Abolish CPS | Policing Black and Brown Families Is the Point of Child Protective Services
Doin' the Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change
Addressing Racism in Social Work Licensing — #StopASWB
How Is That Legal: Breaking Down Systemic Racism One Law at a Time
No More Car Seats
Age Out Angels Radio Hour
Redefining Child Welfare
Social Work Routes Podcast
Abolition and Child Protection
The Imprint Weekly Podcast
The Abolitionists
Social Work Podcast
Both/And or Either/Or: Social Work and Policing
Media Coverage
Truth Out
Federal Grant Is Pushing Social Work Students Into Systems That Police Families
National Press Foundation
Dismantling Child Welfare: The Way Forward?
CBS Sunday Morning / CBS News
When the System Fails, Families May Pay the Ultimate Price
BuzzFeed News
"It's Like a Leech On Me": Child Abuse Registries Punish Unsuspecting Parents of Color
Texas Monthly
Why Democrats and Republicans in the Lege Formed a Rare Alliance on Child Welfare
Early Learning Nation
New upEND Publication Calls for Fundamental Transformation of Family Policing
Fox 26 Houston
CPS Disproportionately Takes Custody of Black Children, Report Says
The Imprint
Envisioning a Different Future for Child Welfare
Houston Press
Black Children in Harris County Are Seized by CPS 3.5 Times More Often Than White Kids
Texas Monthly
Hidden Foster Care: All of the Responsibility, None of the Resources
The Texas Tribune
Gov. Abbott Is Sending State Police to Help Combat Violent Crime in Dallas. A Similar Effort Last Year Proved Controversial.
Early Learning Nation
Invest in Families Instead: A Renewed Call to Divest the Child Welfare System
Fox 26 Houston / The Isiah Factor
University of Houston Launches upEND Movement
The Imprint
Rising Voices for "Family Power" Seek to Abolish the Child Welfare System
The Texas Tribune
For These Texas Organizers and Officials, Defunding the Police Means Remedying Effects of Racism