by Alisa Nelson | Jan 30, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri has nearly 13,400 children in foster care – making the state’s foster care rate one of the highest in the country. Only about 5,000 foster homes currently exist to care for these kids, sometimes leading to the separation of siblings. A study by a law...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 5, 2022 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
The new director of the Missouri Children’s Division says due to severe staffing shortages, the division is “treading water” and it is doing its best to “stem the bleeding.” During a legislative committee hearing today, Director Darrell Missey said the division, which...
