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TOOLKIT IN THE WAKE OF THE KOWALSKI VERDICT A CALL TO ACTION Home About Get Help Get Involved Resources News More PROTECTING CHILDREN BY PROMOTING SCIENCE COMMON SENSE Family Justice Resource Center OURPURPOSEIS TOPROTECTCHILDREN The Family Justice Resource Center is a place to turn for families facing medicallybased wrongful allegations of child abuse or neglect. Our services ensure that child welfare investigations adhere to due process and evidencebased medicine. When valuable state resources are misallocated towards pursuing wrongful allegations children who are actually victims of abuse are left even more vulnerable. We seek to increase the accuracy of these investigations by Informing parents how to obtain experienced legal representation Connecting families to independent medical professionals with the boardcertified expertise necessary to differentiate between findings associated with child abuse birth injuries underlying medical conditions and accidental injuries Educating attorneys healthcare providers and the public about the prevalence of medicallybased wrongful allegations of abuse and the impact of such allegations on children and parents Advocating for child welfare policies and practices that advance the exoneration of innocent parents and protect all children from harm Are you facing a wrongful allegation of child abuse.