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Why poverty determines child welfare outcomes more than actual safety

I work for child services and I have to remove kids from families who are poor but loving while wealthy families get 'family preservation services' for the same issues.

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A system worker confronts how economic inequality shapes child protection in ways that punish poverty rather than promoting genuine child welfare.

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