The Barron Foundation was built from lived experience — not a conference room. Here is how a mother who refused to stop became a national movement.
2018 — The Fight Begins
Entering the System
Dr. Kreslyn Barron Odum enters the family court system. What begins as a personal fight becomes the foundation of a national movement. The education starts here.
2020 — Founded
The Barron Foundation Is Born
The Barron Foundation is established — named for the founder’s middle name, her mother’s maiden name, and a lineage of women who do not bend.
2022–Present — Coalition
National Safe Parents Organization
Member of the National Safe Parents Organization (NSPO) and featured in national news coverage alongside NSPO promoting child safety and family court reform. A coalition built on shared mission.
2024 — Media
CNN & National Media
Featured as a trusted source for CNN investigative reporters and national media covering family court failures. The foundation’s voice reaches millions — and continues to grow.
2024 — Coalition
One Mom’s Battle
Partnership established with One Mom’s Battle — one of the nation’s leading communities for protective parents navigating narcissistic abuse and family court.
First Half 2025 — Australia & Canada
International Collaboration: A Global Crisis, A Global Coalition
Convened virtually with family court reform experts and protective parents across Australia and Canada — collaborative sessions affirming that the crisis facing children is global, and that the coalition fighting it is, too.
2025 — CASA
CASA — Training, Partnership & Fundraising
Completed training with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and established a formal partnership. The Barron Foundation partnered with CASA for state and local fundraisers — deepening ties between the two organizations and expanding resources for children in the court system.
2025 — Coalition
Georgia Protective Parents
Partnership with Georgia Protective Parents — strengthening state-level advocacy and community support for families navigating the Georgia family court system.
2025 — 501(c)(3) Status
Formally Recognized
The Barron Foundation receives formal 501(c)(3) nonprofit status (EIN: 41-2418788). Tax-deductible. Accountable. Built to last.
2025 — FCAM
Family Court Awareness Month
The Barron Foundation takes over Family Court Awareness Month — the national initiative bringing community voices to courthouses every November across all 50 states.
2025 — Washington D.C.
National Press Club Documentary
Featured in a documentary screened at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The family court crisis reaches a national audience.
2025 — First Event
First Hot Pink Day Event
The first Hot Pink Day event is held — hot pink signs at a courthouse, a community showing up together, and the proof that the movement is real. The model that will go national.
2025 — GWU
George Washington University — National Family Violence Law Center
Connected with the National Family Violence Law Center at George Washington University — deepening the foundation’s legal and policy knowledge base and national network.
2025 — Legislative Access
Capitol Hill & State Legislative Meetings
Dr. Odum brought the foundation’s mission directly to the halls of power in 2025 — meeting with Senator Jon Ossoff’s U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law — the bipartisan investigation into Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, U.S. Representative Buddy Carter, and Georgia State Representative Steven Meeks. She worked alongside the Georgia Domestic Violence Coalition at the Georgia State Capitol, Georgia Protective Parents, and connected with state senators and representatives from Arizona and Oregon. The Barron Standard is now a voice in the rooms where policy is made. Dr. Odum has also built working relationships with local law enforcement agencies and mayors throughout Georgia, as well as the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) — bringing the foundation’s mission into the heart of community leadership.
2025 — Legislation
Capitol Advocacy — Ridge’s Law Passes, Ethan’s Law Continues
Dr. Odum advocated at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta during the 2025 legislative session:
- Kayden’s Law (Federal, 2022) — The Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act, signed into VAWA by President Biden. Bars courts from ordering reunification treatments without peer-reviewed evidence, requires qualified experts in abuse cases, and mandates judicial training on coercive control. The federal framework that gives Ridge’s Law and Ethan’s Law their moral and legal foundation.
- Ridge’s Law (SB 259) — passed unanimously, giving parents accused of child abuse the legal right to a second medical opinion and reforming the DFCS child abuse allegation process. A direct win for protective parents.
- Ethan’s Law (HB 253) — legislation to prohibit courts from ordering family reunification treatments that force harmful contact between a child and an abusive parent, headed by Georgia Protective Parents. The bill did not reach a final Senate confirmation vote. The fight continues.
2025–Present — Education
Ongoing Training Across Disciplines
The Barron Foundation invests deeply in continuing education — coercive control, narcissistic abuse, trauma treatment, forensic evaluation, high conflict communication, child safety, CASA advocacy, and family court reform. Direct engagement with leading practitioners across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada brings a global perspective to an American crisis. Full credentials and certifications are available in the Press kit.
2026 — University of Manchester
Invited to ECCBS Stage 1 — International Research
Invited at the request of leaders in the field to participate in Stage 1 of the ECCBS — the first peer-reviewed scale developed to measure coercive control, child and mother sabotage, and post-separation abuse in family court contexts. The research, led by PhD researcher Nic Robson under the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, is designed to support structured professional assessments and inform safeguarding responses worldwide.
March 2026 — California
National Coalition — Tina Swithin & Protective Parents from Across the U.S.
Joined Tina Swithin (One Mom’s Battle) and protective parents from across the United States, convened in California — sharing strategy, deepening the national coalition, and strengthening the network that fights for children in every state.
April 2026 — New York
Coalition Building in New York
Traveled to New York for coalition work alongside advocates and protective parents continuing to build the national network for family court reform.
Fall 2026 — New York City
Family Ct. Wellness Tour Launches
The inaugural stop on the Family Ct. Wellness Tour brings the magazine to life in person. A day for the mind, body, and soul of every woman fighting for her child — expert-led sessions, healing space, community, and the truth the system tries to bury. New York City first. National tour to follow.
2027 — Coming
The Barron Scholarship Launches
A scholarship for the children of protective parents — the kids who lost years to a broken system and still showed up. Awards open 2027. The fund is being built now, gift by gift, name by name.
2026 — Now
The Movement Goes National
The #HotPinkForChildren movement, the Barron Standard Business Partner program, Family Ct. magazine, and Hot Pink Day event kits are bringing the fight into every community in America. Eight years and counting. The work continues.