Tarilyn and Tyler Alexander held a baby shower for their then 55-day-old son Parker, the next day, Parker’s leg was extremely swollen. Tyler and Tarilyn took Parker back to Spalding Regional for treatment and evaluation, and he was subsequently transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

He was seized by DFCS under suspicion he had been abused even though Parker has a long history of health problems and bloodwork revealed he has vitamin deficiencies.

Tyler and Tarilyn cooperated with law enforcement and gave recorded statements as part of their investigation. DFCS had notified local LE that they suspected Tyler and Tarilyn of abusing Parker.

The following month, Tyler and Tarilyn were arrested by Chief Polk with the MPD and charged with Cruelty to Children in the 1st Degree and Aggravated Battery, both under the Family Violence Act. They each faced 300 years in prison.

Faced with the possibility they’ll never see Parker or his brother Reid ever again, the Alexanders were forced to allow their maternal grandmother to formally adopt them.

The Alexanders were sentenced in May 2024 to 15 years with the first 18 months in confinement for a crime they never committed.

Casey and Bailey Collins live in Troup County, Georgia, and are parents to Ridge, an eleven-month-old boy born prematurely in May 2023. Birth complications lead to Ridge having a seizure in August of 2023. Ridge was life-flighted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

At CHOA, Ridge was diagnosed with a chronic subdural hemorrhage, bilateral hematomas, retinal hemorrhages, and a healing rib fracture.

Child Abuse Pediatricians (CAPs) Dr. Stephen Messener and Dr. Keely Iannelli asserted that the symptoms Ridge presented could have only been caused by nonaccidental trauma/injury. Neither doctor reviewed Ridge’s birth records before making their diagnosis.

On April 24, 2024, after nearly 260 days of estrangement, Casey, Bailey, and Ridge were allowed to live together again after their restrictive bond conditions were lifted.

Factually innocent, Ridge’s health conditions were and are still being ignored by Georgia’s criminal legal system—Casey and Bailey face felony criminal charges.

The Collins family has been found innocent, and the family is now reunited. The new law enshrining parental rights in Georgia will is named Ridge’s Law in honor of Ridge Collins.

Matt and Tuckey Hernandez have two young daughters, Emma and Arya. Emma began to have swelling in one of her legs and strange bruising behind her ear. Their pediatrician recommended taking her to CHOA. There, it was discovered she had a fractured femur and other fractures in various states of healing. Once again, Dr Stephen Messner diagnosed it as abuse and the girls we seized, and the parents were charged. As part of their bond condition, Tuckey was not allowed to live with or even speak to her husband.

Testimony from experts who examined Emma’s medical records were disallowed in court. The Willams Family, a foster family with 15 years’ experience, provided respite foster care and noticed the girls didn’t appear to act like abused children and Emma appeared to be ill. When they raised questions, they were told their services would no longer be required by the state.

After a massive e-mail campaign, the judge has moved for re-unification, and Matt and Tuckey can now live together again. However, their criminal charges have not been dropped and they’re still waiting for their day in court.

This family’s cause, the first You Are The Power took on, finally resolved after 2 years of fighting. The Hernandez Family is whole once more. 

Diana and Corey Sullivan are the parents of Arabella and twins Amelia and Christian. All three children were conceived via IVF. Amelia suffered from complications during pregnancy and had to be delivered via emergency c-section and spent 40 days in the NICU.

Seven weeks after Amelia was released from the hospital, she began to throw up any food she ate and had swelling in her right leg. She was taken to Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. There, Dr. Barbara Knox, a child abuse pediatrician with a long history of falsely claiming abuse, diagnosed Amelia as having been abused and notified DFCS.

All three children were seized, and guardianship was given to family members, Corey’s father has custody of Ameila and Christian while Diana’s mother has Arabella.

Thanks to the efforts of activists, attorneys, and the You Are The Power team, the Sullivan family has been reunited. 

Brady and Carrie Timms are the parents of Jameson. When Jameson was six weeks old, he began to have health problems. He was taken to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN where they were told his bloodwork was normal. At three months of age, Jameson was taken to CHOA on his pediatrician’s advice.

Jameson had multiple rib fractures his parents couldn’t explain, Dr. Verena Brown determined these could only come from abuse and Jameson was seized.

The previously “normal” bloodwork revealed a genetic marker consistent with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Later testing and examination would reveal that not only does Jameson have EDS, but so does his mother Carrie.

The testimony of the diagnosing doctor and a geneticist who concurred with the diagnosis were disallowed in court.

After over 2 years of fighting, Brady and Carrie were found Not Guilty and the family has been reunited. The massive fiananical burden still looms though. Donate

Damani Clarke and Shelby Whiting-Clarke are parents to Anariah, a beautiful one-year-old girl. During third trimester genetic testing, it was determined that both Damani and Shelby carry the Alpha Thalassemia gene which causes a form of anemia. Anariah would also inherit this condition.

Anariah would experience unexplained rashes and bouts of reflux which doctors dismissed. Her bloodwork came back abnormal, further confirming the diagnosis of Alpha Thalassemia. Shortly after, Anariah would develop swelling in her left eye, an abuse investigation was launched but dismissed when it was determined to be caused by a bug bite.

At ten weeks, Anariah was taken to the doctor because she was having problems moving her right arm. Shelby demanded an x-ray, Anariah had a fractured right arm. They were referred to Wolfson Children’s in Jacksonville, FL. A full body x-ray was performed, revealing 14 fractures, 90% of which were healed. The Child Abuse Physician declared this signs of “egregious” physical abuse – including the “black eye” that was a bug bite, and immediately separated Damani and Shelby from Anariah.

At their dependency hearing, medical experts for Damani and Shelby testified that Anariah had several health issues and that some of the “fractures” were in fact, signs of bone growth and were normal.

The juvenile court judge disagreed and sided with DFCS and Dr. Rodriguez-Pou. Camden County has the lowest reunification rate in Georgia, at 10 to 11%

The state seeks to terminate the parental rights of Damani and Shelby and have Anariah adopted.