Family Protection Bills

New York’s Child Protective Systems are Broken.

These systems are supposed to protect kids and families – but right now they’re causing serious harm, especially to Black and Brown families.  

Far too many safe, loving families are being dragged through this traumatic process, but with two bills we can help lessen how frequently that happens and help protect families when it does:

The Family Miranda Rights Act & the Confidential Reporting Act

To learn more about these bills check out the one-pager PDF.

If you want to be a part of the fight to protect families, here are 3 things you can do:

  • Speak up about this publicly: Stigma around this issue keeps it hidden. Tweet, talk to your friends, share this page. Help bring this out of the shadows and let families know they aren’t alone. 

      

  • Ask your state legislators to co-sponsor these two bills: Here’s a guide on how to do it. 

     

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