Inside Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services
The issues at the Tennessee Department of Children's Services are well documented. Over the last year there have been reports of staffing shortages, overwhelmed case workers, kids sleeping in state offices and abuse allegations.
But, at one time, Tennessee's DCS was considered a model for other states on how to serve vulnerable children and their families. So, how did DCS end up in its current condition?
In this episode, we talk to people with firsthand experience with DCS and the foster care system, child advocates and attorneys involved in the 2000 Brian A. lawsuit that helped turn the…
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