
ALT Image 1 has a picture of a family with a mama and three children. The authors of the text are Eli Hager Agnel Philip and Hannah Rappleye. It says for black families in Phoenix, child welfare investigations are a constant threat. In 2015, Nydea Richards decided to move her family to Phoenix in search of opportunities, however what she found ws policing and surveillance. Swipe to learn more.

ALT Image 2 says after moving to Phoenix, Ms. Richards found herself being investigated by the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS)-based on the initial result of a drug test administered to her newborn daughter at the hospital. There is an image of a cup with a lid that has the word test written on it.

ALT Image 9 says last year, a study published by the National Academy of Sciences used similar data to project that by the time Black children in Maricopa County turn 18, there’s a 63% change that they will see their parents investigated by child services, the highest rate of any of the 20 largest counties in the nation.


































