The death of the Bay Area’s tiniest fentanyl victim is a towering illustration of a child welfare system that became so focused on "family preservation" that it looked right past histories of neglect and the perils of a growing drug epidemic.
Here are statements from Santa Clara County and its officials to the Bay Area News Group in response to the news organization's ongoing investigation into the fentanyl-related death of a 3-month-old Phoenix Castro.
The death of the Bay Area’s tiniest fentanyl victim is a towering illustration of a child welfare system that became so focused on "family preservation" that it looked right past histories of neglect and the perils of a growing drug epidemic.