The mission of intact family services, which roughly 2,700 children are receiving statewide, is to offer counseling, resources and oversight to keep families together, instead of putting children ...
Caseworkers tasked with helping thousands of Illinois’ most vulnerable kids face pressure to keep families together — even after evidence of abuse or neglect has emerged — and have limited options for ...
, committing to overhaul DCFS' Intact Family Services program with a research-based approach and taking immediate steps to keep children safe. More from the release is posted below. "At the Governor’s ...
On May 15, Chapin Hall, the University’s independent policy research center, released a report titled “Systemic Review of Critical Incidents in Intact Family Services.” The report reviews the Illinois ...
The 5-year-old girl was found dead in the bathtub with shallow water framing her cherubic face and open eyes. The state Department of Children and Family Services had conducted two abuse ...