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By Erica Green and Sandi Villareal, Medill Reports, Medill School of Journalism

In protecting children from abuse, the state has implemented “safety plans” that were challenged up to the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Court deciding not to take the case, Erica L. Green and Sandi Villarreal look into how families who have lived under the plans deal with the emotional and financial strain of a system they say is forcing them to do greater injury to their children.

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