DCS announces new foster care rates.The article offers information on the announcement of Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) on cutting the cutting daily rates foster parents and guardians receive to 22.50 dollars after foster parents filed a lawsuit....
The death of a 10-year-old boy living in foster care in Northwest Indiana has been ruled a homicide according to a coroner's report issued this week. According to a report from the St. Joseph County Coroner's Office, 10-year-old Dakota Stevens' death occurred as a result of "...
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Indiana compounds plight of abused girl; foster-care placement may be as bad as beating.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)Porter, Jill
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I was adopted by my parents out of foster care where I was because I was removed from my bio by the state of Indiana because of neglect. I was 3 when I was adopted. My mom missed out on seeing me and holding me as a baby. It was a rift that she could never overcome. We have...
Tool Search:Foster Care The Foster Care tool indicates whether a student is in Foster Care. Each instance of a Foster Care record has a start and end date. These records are not tied to student enrollments or calendars. The information below outlines the Foster Care fields specific to Kentucky...
The challenge of getting the right care The review did not look at whether the use of psychotropic or opioid medication was justified. But the lack of oversight has brought renewed scrutiny to the higher rates of medication use in the child welfare system. ...
Estimated rates of psychotropic medication use in foster care youth, however, are much higher (ranging from 13-52%) than those in the general youth population (4%). In 2008, President Bush signed into law the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, which requires state ...