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Tom Dart's unit has found more than 1,000 kids, and for many years working hand in hand with DCFS, who also pays for the salaries of four officers on the unit.
The weekly docket for children who are wards of the state and waiting for placements recommended by the Department of Children and Family Services after an assessment of their needs took place as scheduled Thursday in Cook County.
Lawyers detailed the challenges faced by DCFS wards who have low IQs, psychiatric disabilities, troubled homes, traumatic abuse, a lack of resources and a lack of placement options.
The weekly docket for children who are wards of the state and waiting for placements recommended by the Department of Children and Family Services after an assessment of their needs