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.
Social workers criticized practices that allowed baby Phoenix Castro to go home after her birth with her father despite drug problems and other red flags that led to her death.
Social workers criticized practices that allowed baby Phoenix Castro to go home after her birth with her father despite drug problems and other red flags that led to her death.
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