DCS investigation finds file problems, spike in abuse cases
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): A consultant group hired to look into Indiana’s child welfare system has found a couple of problems. The Child Welfare Policy and...
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Indiana child welfare chief pens scathing resignation letter
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The director of Indiana’s child welfare agency says she’s quitting because Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration has hurt her ability to protect children. Mary...
Couple charged with neglect after four DCS visits in a week
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A Fort Wayne couple has been charged with neglect after police and the Department of Children’s Services had to come to...
Docs: Pasztor a loving, yet paranoid, mother
ELKHART, Ind. (WOWO): More delving into documents released on the case of a Fort Wayne woman who admitted to smothering her two children reveal a...
Indiana wants group to stop using “baby boxes”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – The director of the Indiana Department of Children Services has warned an organization that installed two baby boxes at firehouses...
Children’s Mental Health Initiative launched
INDIANAPOLIS – One in eight young people in Indiana needed mental health treatment or counseling last year, according to the Department of Child Services, but...