Families in need of services should not be subjected to surveillance and investigations by the family regulation system, yet the inclusion of neglect in mandated reporting laws ensures that they are. Our Advocacy & Policy team co-authored an article with Shanta Trivedi, Center for Families, Children and the Courts Faculty Director and Assistant Professor of Law at The University of Baltimore School of Law and Shakira Paige, Peer Trainer, Peer Model Project at Rise, examining the law’s origination, the resulting harm to Black families, and an approach for change.
