It's been one year since an independent investigator unveiled a detailed report on the Indiana Department of Child Services.

It's been one year since an independent investigator unveiled a detailed report on the Indiana Department of Child Services.

Nonprofit group Trinity Haven is preparing to open housing in Indianapolis for LGBTQ youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness.

DCS created a new position associate director when it recruited Todd Meyer from his post as a county prosecutor.

The Indiana Department of Child Services is responding to a class action lawsuit alleging the agency is failing the children in its care.

Most of the nearly 300 new laws crafted by the General Assembly this year take effect Monday.

The Indiana agency that oversees the states foster system is the target of a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in federal court in Evansville. The suit accuses the Department of Child Services of violating childrens constitutional rights.

A national child advocacy group filed the suit in February, claiming Indiana is denying the constitutional rights of Hoosier children

The bill makes it easier for the agency to meet legally-mandated caseload standards. It also helps DCS caseworkers with initial assessments when they get a report of a child in danger.

The legislation seeks to give foster parents more of a voice as the children they care for move through the child welfare system.