Review recommended of Kansas privatized child welfare model
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August 29, 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are recommending a review of the state's privatized child welfare model to determine whether it's in the state's best interest.
The Child Welfare System Task Force received the request Monday from two working groups created to examine the system of programs operated within the Kansas Department for Children and Families, the Lawrence Journal-World reported .
Kansas enacted the privatized model in 1996 as part of a settlement in a case that said the child welfare system at the time violated the constitutional rights of children in state custody.
The model di...
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