Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: ‘A persistent crisis’: the 16 children removed from an Ohio family are part of a statewide issue

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>The case of the Siders family illustrates major shortcomings among Ohio’s political and administrative authorities</p><p>In June 2025, Jody Walker <a href="https://ohiochannel.org/programs/ohio-senate-finance-committee-6-5-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">stood in front</a> of Ohio lawmakers at a senate finance committee meeting in Columbus. As the head of South Central Ohio Job and Family Services, he was desperate for help.</p><p>“I have been a county director since 1999, yet I have not seen such a challenging time in the child welfare system as I do today,” he said, “specifically in terms of the needs of our children.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/02/ohio-16-children-statewide-issue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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