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202198 minGdocumentary

Social Inequality Family Dynamics

Failure to Protect

202198 minGdocumentary

Four parents fight to reunite with their children after being separated by the Child Protective Services in a system that affects hundreds of thousands of families.

Social Inequality Family Dynamics

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Jeremy Pion-Berlin

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Four parents fight to reunite with their children after being separated by the Child Protective Services in a system that affects hundreds of thousands of families.

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Jeremy Pion-Berlindirector

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Anna, Trish, Ernst, and Rosa fight to reunite with their children after Child Protective Services has taken them away. Each parent faces the challenges of a system that often fails low-income families. The documentary presents their struggles and the emotional toll of separation. Experts in child welfare provide context to the issues at play. Failure to Protect examines how socioeconomic factors impact family dynamics and the efforts to reclaim parental rights.

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