Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Mississippi Family and Children’s Services
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News A federal civil rights lawsuit filed on March 30, 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi charges that the Mississippi Division of Family and Children's Services (DFCS) has placed thousands of children under its care in danger and at risk of harm, and has left many thousands more to fend for themselves in abusive and neglectful homes. The lawsuit, Olivia Y. v. Barbour, seeks to stop alleged on-going violations of children's rights and to ensure that DFCS adequately cares . . .