Maryland Audit Reveals Foster Children Placed with Sex Offenders
We Must Do Better I wish I could say I was shocked by the latest audit of Maryland’s Social Services Administration, but the truth is, as someone who has spent my career fighting for survivors, this is heartbreakingly familiar. The report found that children in state care were placed in homes where registered sex offenders lived […]
Back-to-School Safety Starts at Home
What Every Parent Should Ask and Know As your child heads back into the classroom or to school for the first time, it’s natural to focus on supplies, bus schedules, and after-school activities. But there’s one back-to-school essential that can’t be bought in a store: protection from abuse and misconduct. At Andreozzi + Foote, we’ve […]
BIPOC Mental Health Month
July is BIPOC Mental Health Month—a time to elevate the unique mental health struggles experienced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This is especially true for those navigating trauma without equitable access to care or justice. At Andreozzi + Foote, we see the lifelong ripple effects that child sexual abuse has on survivors. But what […]
Missouri Passes Trey’s Law
A Victory for Survivors, A Warning to Institutions That Shield Abusers Missouri has enacted Trey’s Law a piece of legislation that voids non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases involving child sexual abuse. This law makes Missouri the first state in the nation to categorically bar the use of NDAs to silence victims of child sexual abuse, setting a new […]
Pursuing Justice for Survivors of Sovereign Grace Ministries Abuse
For decades, the Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) network was hailed as a model of evangelical leadership. However, it concealed a harrowing truth: a pattern of child sexual abuse and systemic cover-ups that devastated countless lives. The 2016 Washingtonian exposé by Tiffany Stanley revealed the stories of survivors. They endured not only the trauma of abuse but […]
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness
April is not only a time of blooming flowers and warmer weather but also a time to raise awareness about an issue that affects millions of children worldwide: child abuse. As we observe Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, it’s crucial to shine a light on the alarming statistics, the harrowing experiences of victims, and […]