026: Inside Reunification Camps: Georgia Protective Parents on Family Court Failures and Child Safety with Kitty Mayo

In this episode Hope Hooton sits down with Kitty Mayo, organizer of Georgia Protective Parents, who shares how her stepsons were ordered into the Family Bridges reunification program after abuse allegations shifted from criminal to custody court, despite expert testimony. Mayo describes reunification camps as a for-profit, coercive system involving threats from transport agents, isolation from protective family, propaganda denying abuse, and the use of sealed records and gag orders that block transparency and data. She recounts paying $100,000 for a week-long program, challenges a gag order through appeal, and discusses efforts to pass Georgia legislation to ban these camps, which she says was ultimately blocked by political leaders and divorce attorneys. Mayo urges organizing state-by-state and calls the practice legalized trafficking.

Follow Georgia Protective Parents on Instagram:

(3) Instagram

TRIGGER WARNING:

This podcast contains deeply disturbing content, including firsthand accounts from parents and family members who have lost children to familicide—the murder of a child by a parent or caregiver. The stories are raw, emotional, and include details of immense loss, system failures, and trauma. Listeners are advised to take care, and may pause or stop the podcast if needed.

Connect with Hope Hooton:

Email: hopeinthepain@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hope_in_the_pain/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hope.in.the.pain

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hopeinthepain

Website: voicesagainstfilicide.odoo.com

Support & Subscribe: