Common Sense Guardrails for CPS, with Joyce McMillan

About this episode

Joyce McMillan discusses her article on the challenges and perceptions of Child Protective Services.

In this episode, Joyce McMillan, founder and executive director of Just Making a Change for Families and a member of the Parental Rights Foundation Board of Advisors, joins us to discuss her recent article “Common Sense Guardrails for CPS,” featured in The State of Parental Rights in America. Drawing from her work with families impacted by the child welfare system, Joyce argues that Child Protective Services often functions less like a helping profession and more like an investigative and pro...

People in this episode

Guest: Joyce McMillan

Topics covered

• Child Protective Services
• family welfare
• parental rights
• child welfare system
• advocacy

Keywords

• CPS
• child welfare
• parental rights
• advocacy
• family support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Just Making a Change for Families, Parental Rights Foundation

Books & works: Common Sense Guardrails for CPS, The State of Parental Rights in America

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