Officials say in an effort to better serve children and families across the state, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) announced “Awaken,” which is a project to redesign, restructure and ...

The map left shows the current Indiana Department of Child Services service regions, while the one on the right shows the regions that will go into effect on July 1. The number of regions will ...

Staffing levels for family case managers meet 99% of the need statewide, according to the annual staffing and caseload report from the Department of Child Services (DCS), but some areas of the ...

As many as 40 employees of the Indiana Department of Child Services could lose their jobs under a reorganization eliminating three layers of management, which agency leaders said would improve ...

The Indiana Department of Child Services is embarking on yet another major reorganization. If executed well, it could ...

Governor Holcomb announced that Terry Stigdon is stepping down from her role as director of the Indiana Department of Child Services to become the CEO of the Am ...

Local News 'Redesign, restructure and realign' | Indiana DCS undergoing big transformation with 'Awaken' program It is believed that the new program will allow DCS to redirect $4-8 million to help ...

Indiana DCS cut foster care in half — and now claims children are safer | Opinion DCS should release data about the children who previously would have received services but no longer do. Let the ...

The restructuring plan involves consolidating Indiana’s current 18 regions into five. This change is expected to eliminate several upper management positions, fostering a more direct connection ...

DCS is not intervening differently — just less. The most likely explanation is DCS raised the threshold for responding to child abuse and neglect.

Despite his recent court testimony, now-Indiana Department of Child Services Director Eric Miller received emails regarding 4-year-old LaPorte County resident Judah Morgan, both before and after ...

The Indiana Supreme Court issued a disciplinary order against Robert T. Miller for forging family case managers’ names to child in need of services petitions.