Trapped in Limbo - The Quiet Crisis in Child Welfare
Every child deserves to grow up in a safe and nurturing family. When families are in crisis,however, our most important systems often fail them. This is solvable.
Jackson County DSS, with funding from Dogwood Health Trust, created a video series thatbrings the child welfare system crisis in North Carolina to life through the eyes of caseworkers,judges, attorneys, foster parents and those working in the system every day.
Please use the companion toolkit to share the video and show your network how a shortage of parent attorneys is harming children and families.
• Share the videos with your networks and embed in presentations • Bring the fact sheet to leave behind at meetings with decisionmakers• Use the email template with lawmakers to spur action• Personalize the newsletter template to feature in existing newsletters• Post the social media graphics with a personal story
Jackson County DSS, with funding from Dogwood Health Trust, created a video series thatbrings the child welfare system crisis in North Carolina to life through the eyes of caseworkers,judges, attorneys, foster parents and those working in the system every day.
Please use the companion toolkit to share the video and show your network how a shortage of parent attorneys is harming children and families.
• Share the videos with your networks and embed in presentations • Bring the fact sheet to leave behind at meetings with decisionmakers• Use the email template with lawmakers to spur action• Personalize the newsletter template to feature in existing newsletters• Post the social media graphics with a personal story
Social Media Graphics