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By MOLLY PARKER Lee Enterprises Midwest & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Networ...
By MOLLY PARKER Lee Enterprises Midwest & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Networ...
Each state creates its own definitions of abuse and neglect and sets a threshold for when a child should be removed from a home. Is it time to rethink Illinois' definitions?
Child welfare experts acknowledge that meaningful reform often follows the chaos of dysfunction and years of litigation. Here's how other states and cities have done it.
Advocates say more emergency service is not the answer