Articles tagged as: foster care
May 14, 2020
Report: Indiana Students In Foster Care Face 'Gaps Of Knowledge'
Students in Indianas foster care system face a much higher expulsion rate and much lower graduation rate compared to their peers, according to a new report.
Read MoreApril 18, 2019
Senate Sends Foster Care Reform Bill To Governor
The Senate sent a bill to the governors desk Thursday that aims to reform Indianas foster care system.
Read MoreApril 15, 2019
House Unanimously Passes Bill To Help Foster Parents
The bill's sponsor says it acts as a companion to the Department of Child Services bill sent to the governor last week.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2019
Psychotropic Drug Bill Aims To Prevent Overprescription For Foster Youth
The bill to better regulate psychotropic medicine for youth in Indiana's foster system passed out committee Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2019
Legislation Would Expand Child Fatality Data To Include Foster Care History
The bill that would require DCS to note whether the child was in foster care at the time of death, or had been returned to their family.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2018
Study Committee Wraps Up Meetings On Department Of Child Services
The study committee considered a recommendation to require judges to give foster parents a hearing if they request a role in a child welfare case.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2018
Foster Parents Raise Concerns Amid New Recruitment Campaign
The Department of Child Services announced a campaign to encourage more Hoosiers to become foster and adoptive parents.
Read MoreApril 24, 2018
Policy Changes Coming To Foster Care System
The rate of Indiana children in foster care is more than double the national average. Advocates hope upcoming policy changes will aid the foster care system.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2018
What Education Bills Passed, Failed In The 2018 Session?
Here's a recap of some legislation Indiana lawmakers proposed, passed, and denied around education policy during the 2018 legislative session.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2018
Number of Kids in Child Welfare System Strains Public Defenders
The Indiana Task Force on Public Defense is touring the state to hear from attorneys, social workers, and citizens about strains on the public defense system.
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