Tag: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

State Sen. Elliott: Ivey response to death of 3-year-old child in DHR custody not 'adequate'

Friday, during an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) reacted to a three-year-old Bessemer boy dying earlier this week while in Department of Human Resources custody after being left alone in a hot vehicle for nearly five hours.

DHR commissioner opposes bill requiring DHR notification of abuse investigations — ‘Children will die if this bill passes’  

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) Commissioner Nancy Buckner was one of many on Wednesday to vigorously oppose a bill that would mandate that DHR inform parents under investigation and inform them of their rights.

Alabama author Terri LaPoint pens book exposing child abductions by authorities

“Voices That Will Not Be Silenced,” the new book by Alabama's Terri LaPoint, is out April 2. It tells the sad and ironic story of how loving families can lose their children to authorities.

Adoption in Alabama: parents, agencies, lawmakers weigh in

With the striking down of Roe v. Wade, professionals in the industry are preparing for an increase of children as mothers may consider adoption instead of abortion.