'I felt for a long time like everything beautiful in me had been taken out': Women's suffering, remembering, and survival following the loss of child custody

摘要

Background: Child Protective Services' (CPS) placements of children in out-of-home care disproportionately impact families marginalized by poverty, racism and criminalization. CPS' mandate to protect children from neglect and abuse is frequently criticized as failing to address the multiple social and structural domains shaping parents' lives, especially mothers.