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Statement from Senate President Pro Tem David Long regarding the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group’s (CWG) assessment of the Indiana Department of Child Services

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) made the following statement today regarding the Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group’s (CWG) assessment of the Indiana Department of Child Services:

STATEHOUSE (June 18, 2018) ― “Today we learned from the experts at CWG that though the Indiana Department of Child Services is staffed by Hoosiers who are clearly dedicated to the welfare of the children they serve, there are structural and policy issues that are making the job of a caseworker more and more difficult to manage.

“This assessment will provide the information we need as lawmakers to take measured and well-informed action to benefit DCS and the extremely vulnerable population it serves. My thanks go out to Gov. Holcomb for his leadership on this issue – requesting an in-depth audit of this long-troubled agency was the right call, and I commend the governor taking immediate action to address some of these issues.”

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