Family Unification is Prevention — and a path forward.
June is Reunification Month — an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges families face when separated through the child welfare and foster care system, and the critical need for supportive services to help families safely reunite.
On May 12, 2025, in The Hill, Prevent Child Abuse America CEO Dr. Melissa Merrick and Social Current CEO Dr. Jody Levison-Johnson shared a powerful truth: Children do best with their families.
Far too often, our child welfare system punishes poverty instead of preventing harm. But the data is clear—when we invest in families before crisis, we save lives and make our communities stronger.
Read the full op-ed and join us in calling for a shift from surveillance to prevention first.
Use your voice and lived experience to help change the child welfare system.
Birth Parents in Rhode Island who have been involved with child welfare are invited to join the RI Birth Parent Advisory Board.
