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Abuse of Power in Foster Care - BOLDFAM

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Derek reveals that just three hours after a doctor visit, Child Protective Services showed up at his door looking for a 'severely dehydrated child.'
Social media creator Derek shares his harrowing experience of having Child Protective Services show up at his door just hours after a pediatric urgent care visit for his 19-month-old son. He details how a doctor allegedly fabricated medical reports and called CPS in retaliation after he questioned her care, leading to a traumatic investigation that revealed systemic issues with power abuse in child welfare reporting.

As heard by us

A tense family and child-welfare story that asks what protection looks like when institutions arrive first.

This episode moves from Derek's stand-up and sales background into a tense child-welfare story after an urgent-care scare. Jack and Kat keep the conversation clear, and Derek walks through the sequence with enough detail that the fear and confusion actually land.

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Hear a comedian unpack a CPS visit that followed a severe dehydration scare.

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