Richard Wexler
Richard Wexler is executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, a nonprofit based in Alexandria, Virginia. He is the author of “Wounded Innocents” (Prometheus Books, 1990, 1995).
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaiʻi Foster Care Numbers Are Down. But Not Down Enough
The state needs to hire more workers who can help families to ease poverty, give grassroots organizations more funding and create high-quality family defense providers.
Hawaii Should Curb ‘Grab And Go’ Mentality In Child Welfare Services
Lawmakers should take the money earmarked for more personnel and use it to ameliorate the worst aspects of poverty.