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Governor promises to fix DCFS

May 16, 2019

Illinois's child welfare agency reviewed 1,100 of its ongoing abuse and neglect cases as part of a stepped-up effort to right a department that's facing criticism for failing to prevent the deaths of three children under its watch since January, the governor announced Wednesday. A report from the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall research center found the Intact Family Services unit is so intent on keeping children with their parents despite strong evidence of abuse that it has sometimes left those children in grave danger.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/governor-promises-to-fix-dcfs
 
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