Media

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Op-Eds & Blogs

Feb 10, 2023

Texas Observer

An Abolitionist Gets Canned for Upholding the Values of Social Work

Nov 18, 2022

Houston Chronicle

Repeal the Adoption and Safe Families Act

Jun 15, 2022

Inquest

End Carceral Social Work

Apr 7, 2022

upEND Movement

The Power of Co-Opting: Language Is Changing, But Will It Change the Status Quo?

Jun 10, 2021

Medium

Why Social Work Needs to Double Down on Critical Race Theory

Jan 18, 2021

Medium

As Social Workers, What Is the Justice We Seek?

Oct 14, 2020

The Imprint

What It Means To Abolish Child Welfare As We Know It

Jul 24, 2020

Houston Chronicle

Should Social Workers Partner with Police? Prevent the Mental Health Crises in the First Place

Jun 10, 2020

Medium

Affirming the Call for Social Work to Fully Support Defunding the Police

Jun 25, 2020

Center for the Study of Social Policy

Using Power and Privilege for Justice

Jun 22, 2020

The Imprint

Now Is the Time for Abolition

Apr 7, 2020

Medium

An Open Letter to NASW and Allied Organizations on Social Work's Relationship with Law Enforcement

Podcasts

Mar 21, 2022

Age Out Angels Radio Hour

Imagine a society where forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable solution.

Nov 18, 2022

Revolutionary Blackout Network

Abolish CPS | Policing Black and Brown Families Is the Point of Child Protective Services

Aug 31, 2022

Doin' the Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change

Addressing Racism in Social Work Licensing — #StopASWB

Jul 6, 2022

How Is That Legal: Breaking Down Systemic Racism One Law at a Time

No More Car Seats

Feb 7, 2022

Age Out Angels Radio Hour

Redefining Child Welfare

Nov 22, 2021

Social Work Routes Podcast

Abolition and Child Protection

Nov 2, 2020

The Imprint Weekly Podcast

The Abolitionists

Jul 14, 2020

Social Work Podcast

Both/And or Either/Or: Social Work and Policing

Media Coverage

Feb 17, 2023

Truth Out

Federal Grant Is Pushing Social Work Students Into Systems That Police Families

Feb 2, 2023

National Press Foundation

Dismantling Child Welfare: The Way Forward?

Dec 4, 2022

CBS Sunday Morning / CBS News

When the System Fails, Families May Pay the Ultimate Price

Apr 27, 2022

BuzzFeed News

"It's Like a Leech On Me": Child Abuse Registries Punish Unsuspecting Parents of Color

Sep 21, 2021

Texas Monthly

Why Democrats and Republicans in the Lege Formed a Rare Alliance on Child Welfare

Jul 27, 2021

Early Learning Nation

New upEND Publication Calls for Fundamental Transformation of Family Policing

Jul 26, 2021

Fox 26 Houston

CPS Disproportionately Takes Custody of Black Children, Report Says

Jun 30, 2021

The Imprint

Envisioning a Different Future for Child Welfare

Jun 28, 2021

Houston Press

Black Children in Harris County Are Seized by CPS 3.5 Times More Often Than White Kids

Sep 21, 2021

Texas Monthly

Hidden Foster Care: All of the Responsibility, None of the Resources

Nov 18, 2020

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Abbott Is Sending State Police to Help Combat Violent Crime in Dallas. A Similar Effort Last Year Proved Controversial.

Sep 28, 2020

Early Learning Nation

Invest in Families Instead: A Renewed Call to Divest the Child Welfare System

Jul 15, 2020

Fox 26 Houston / The Isiah Factor

University of Houston Launches upEND Movement

Jul 8, 2020

The Imprint

Rising Voices for "Family Power" Seek to Abolish the Child Welfare System

Jun 13, 2020

The Texas Tribune

For These Texas Organizers and Officials, Defunding the Police Means Remedying Effects of Racism