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Help that Harms
Watch 11Alive's new series: 'Help That Harms'
Help that Harms
Help That Harms | Families blindsided, torn apart by abuse charges
In the series Help That Harms, families share some of the roadblocks they've encountered trying to prove their innocence following abuse accusations.
Help that Harms
The problem | Forsyth County family torn apart amid child abuse allegations
The Hernandez family's story is one example of hurdles faced by parents seeking to prove their innocence and reunite with their children amidst abuse allegations
Opinion
11Alive Investigator Rebecca Lindstrom discusses series that uncovered families blindsided, torn apart by abuse charges
11Alive's Rebecca Lindstrom shares what led to the Help That Harms investigation and her journey covering the dynamics of child abuse pediatricians.
Help that Harms OTT
The beginning | Blindsided by diagnosis of abuse, Georgia families say state has too much power to pull kids from homes
The families come from different backgrounds, but their stories of how they lost custody of their children are eerily similar.
Help that Harms
'The 'F' Word: Foster Care' | Mom creates podcast after falsely being accused of abuse
It's called The "F" Word: Foster Care. That’s the name Colleen Puckett gave to her podcast, created after she experienced her family torn apart.
Help that Harms
The Solution | How Georgia could learn from Texas, other states when it comes to child abuse diagnoses
There are states where lawmakers, tired of hearing the stories of families torn apart by allegations of abuse, have put in more checks and balances.
Help that Harms
'The objective truth' | The debate on whether medical tests can provide child abuse
The fate of whether a parent regains custody of their child or spends time behind bars is often left to a judge's perception of credibility.
Help that Harms OTT
The verdict | Georgia jury finds parents guilty of child abuse. Why family says it's wrong
Tarilyn and Tyler Alexander's sons were taken away from them after they took their oldest to the hospital to get to the bottom of his unexplained injuries.
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The fight | Georgia parents spend $100K on fighting abuse charges, hope to reunite as family
Bailey Collins is an advanced EMT, so she knows what to do in a medical emergency. But when her son Ridge stopped breathing, she struggled to remember her training.
11Alive Exclusives
The state took 2 Georgia sisters from their parents - why a community disagrees
DFCS has also removed the Hernandez girls from their aunt and uncle's care and from their foster parents.
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After kept apart for nearly a year, Georgia parents say their daughters are still paying the price
Matt and his wife Wilairat "Tuckey" Hernandez have been unable to speak or spend time together outside of court for the last 10 months.
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