Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they risk losing their children. The job is never easy, but in the ...

Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk losing their children. The job is never easy, but in the ...

For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk losing their children — has never been easy. The job is never easy, but in the past she knew what ...

For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they risk losing their children — has never been easy. The job is never easy, but in the past she knew what ...

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An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns Child welfare officials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the cradle of Mister Rogers’ TV neighborhood and the icon’s child-centric ...

According to new research from a Carnegie Mellon University team obtained exclusively by AP, Allegheny’s algorithm in its first years of operation showed a pattern of flagging a disproportionate ...

The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system. The Family Law Center in ...