Rachel Bruno is a Nashville-based author and advocate for parents who have been falsely accused by the child welfare system. Her book, Fractured Hope: A Mother’s Fight for Justice, has been featured on top podcasts, including the Jesse Kelly Show, The Highwire with Del Bigtree, and the Freedom Network.  

Dr. Doug Benson, MD, is a retired board-certified orthopedic surgeon with nearly five decades of experience, specializing in unexplained fractures in infants and young children. Dr. Benson is the founder of a nonprofit foundation for the study of metabolic bone disorders.

Ciara (“KEER-ah”) Bri’d Frisbie is a national and regional award-winning journalist in Atlanta. She served as the lead Senior Investigative Producer on “Help that Harms,” a groundbreaking investigation exposing how families across Georgia were accused of child abuse after bringing their children into emergency rooms with unexplained injuries and illnesses. The investigation prompted Senate Bill 259, known as “Ridge’s Law,” which passed unanimously in February 2025. 

Amanda Veasy is the founder of the nonprofit OneLove Longview. The organization’s mission is to help people experiencing homelessness in Longview, Texas. Services include counseling for substance use disorder, medical and prescription care, support for veterans, care for victims of human trafficking and abuse, and an adult high school education program that leads to a Texas-accredited diploma. Through extensive case management, they also help clients obtain the documentation needed to secure housing and employment. They provide clothing, meals, showers, laundry, mail services, resources, care coordination, and other vital support their clients need.  

Rebecca Lindstrom is the chief investigative reporter for 11Alive in Atlanta and a 2025 Senior Fellow with the Center for Health Journalism’s Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. For nearly three decades, Lindstrom has focused on social inequality and child and animal welfare and has worked to expose corruption in government and business. In 2022, Lindstrom participated in the Center for Health Journalism’s Data Fellowship. She won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for her fellowship project, the series #Keeping, which examined gaps in Georgia’s mental and behavioral health care system that too often led parents to abandon their children. In 2016, the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors named Rebecca “Best Reporter,” and in 2018, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters bestowed the same honor. She has won national and regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 12 regional Emmys. Her documentary series Help That Harms helped raise awareness about parents of medically complex children being falsely accused of abuse. The series was a catalyst for change, leading to the passage of Ridge’s Law, Georgia’s second-opinion legislation.