Sun Sentinel

Child deaths spike after DCFS privatizes ‘intact family services’

There was only one such child death under the intact family services program during the previous five years from 2007 through 2011, according to DCFS records released to the Tribune under the Freedom ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Governor JB Pritzker calls for overhaul of DCFS Intact Family Services program after death of AJ Freund

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker has called for an overhaul of the Department of Children and Family Services' Intact Family Services program after the death of a young boy, prompting him to make ...
Chicago Tribune

Is DCFS allowing too many abused or neglected kids to stay with their parents? A new report is critical of services aimed at keeping families together

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 ...
Orlando Sentinel

Child deaths spike after DCFS privatizes ‘intact family services’

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

Child deaths spike after DCFS privatizes ‘intact family services’

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 ...