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Help That Harms | Families blindsided, torn apart by abuse charges

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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
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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'The objective truth' | 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.
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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.
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'We pray every day' | Georgia parents spend $100,000 on fighting abuse charges, hope to reunite as family

The father was considered the main suspect. Since our interview, the family has been reunited without supervision. The parents wait to see if they'll be indicted.
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These Georgia families took their child to the hospital for help - now they're fighting abuse charges

Prior to 11Alive's investigation, Help That Harms, the families had never met. Together, they hared similar stories.