Child relinquishments putting strain on Alabama’s child welfare system

The Alabama Baptist

Alabama's child welfare system struggles with strain of relinquishments

Leaders at the Alabama Department of Human Resources shared data Thursday (July 25) during a meeting in Montgomery that painted a picture of significant progress for the state’s child welfare system, which ADHR primarily manages. The one exception, however, was the growing strain put on DHR from relinquishments, or instances where parents voluntarily give up their child to the state, often as a result of the child’s violent or dangerous behavior…