Unsafe In Foster Care, Part 1

Latino USA

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

After a domestic violence incident, Leah Garcia called the police looking for safety for her and her two children. But her calls triggered the involvement of LA’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the largest child welfare agency in the country. Leah’s 5-month-old baby, Joseph, the son she had with her abusive partner, was placed with a foster care family. What happened after became a mother’s worst nightmare: the same system that was supposed to keep her child safe proved to be the biggest threat to his well-being.

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1:03.5	Dear listener, this story might be upsetting for some of you.
1:07.9	It mentions a domestic violence incident and it also includes details about the death of
1:13.1	a child.
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1:17.4	Thank you.
1:24.4	Don't throw it.
1:27.4	Get it?
1:30.6	Leah Garcia loved being a mom to Lil Joseph.
1:34.2	I thought he was going to be a hard baby, but he wasn't.
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