A single mom from Alabama with four children lacks the resources needed to correct the cause of lead poisoning in her home. Her 3-year old's lead levels spike, requiring intensive bi-weekly treatments at a hospital that is more than four hours away. Her at-risk 5-year-old goes more than five months before she is tested and diagnosed.
A mother in Maine who tries and cannot get treatment for her opioid addiction is separated from her child. That child is placed in a crowded foster-care system, without her number one protective factor, while her mother continues to search for ways to get help.
A baby boy is born into a neighborhood riddled with drug use and gang violence. During his early years when his brain was most vulnerable, he suffered significant trauma and lost or was separated from both his parents. If not for the incredible passion of his grandfather, his story may have ended similarly to where it began.
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