Newsletter Articles | June 30, 2001
Tennessee Department Of Children’s Services Agrees To Make Improvements To Its Foster Care System
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has settled a class-action lawsuit against its foster care system, agreeing to make sweeping changes in the tracking of children and accepting oversight by independent monitors. The changes concern how the State Department of Children's Services manages the cases of more than 10,000 children. The lawsuit, which was settled in May 2001, was filed a year ago by Children's Rights, a New York children's advocacy group, and . . .