New Illinois Law Assists Grandparents Who Are Raising Children
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program will run from Jan. 1, 2024, through Jan. 1, 2027, and will begin in Will County, but could expand sta…
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Rep. Haas Recognizes National Foster Care Month 2023
DCFS aims to reunite children with their birth families, but when reunification is not possible as determined by the courts, many foster families choo…
Pritzker Launches Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative
“This is an unprecedented interagency effort that will provide more and better treatment and save lives.” #mentalhealth
DCFS, Director Face Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Jailed Wards
DCFS director Smith faced 11 counts of civil contempt last year for failing to move children into appropriate placements, although they were later ove…
DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking
The Illinois Safe Children Act assures that children who are coerced into human trafficking/prostitution are innocent and immune from criminal prosecu…
Sheriff’s Child Rescue Unit Marks 10th Anniversary
Since its inception, the dedicated unit has found 1,158 children declared missing from the foster care system.
#missingchildren
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
"The past two years have been extremely difficult for all of us...Through it all we never wavered from our mission to strengthen families and keep chi…
Governor Pritzker Launches Initiative to Improve Behavioral Health Services for Children
"Children across Illinois have far too long paid the price for a lack of comprehensive mental and behavioral health care in this state," said State Se…
Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest 53 bills signed by Pritzker
Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest 53 bills signed by Pritzker (Springfield, IL) - Public high schools in Illinois will soon…
