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Missouri lawmakers hear about state’s backlog of child abuse and neglect cases

Missouri lawmakers hear about state’s backlog of child abuse and neglect cases

by Anthony Morabith | Sep 15, 2023 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt

Missouri has a high level of open abuse and neglect cases. As of August, the Children’s Division in Missouri’s Department of Social Services had more than 10,000 investigations with St. Louis having 6,124 and Kansas City having 3,636 cases, according to a report from...
Missouri lawmakers hear about state’s backlog of child abuse and neglect cases

Missouri foster kid numbers decrease, but more work needs to be done

by Anthony Morabith | Sep 13, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt

Progress is being made in the Missouri Office of Children’s Division. When Darrell Missey became director of the division, the number of kids in foster care was over 14,200, more than double the national average on a per capita basis. “The number today that sort of...
Missouri’s child welfare system leader somehow stayed out of the system he now leads (LISTEN)

Missouri’s child welfare system leader somehow stayed out of the system he now leads (LISTEN)

by Alisa Nelson | Nov 16, 2022 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt

The head of Missouri’s child welfare system knows a thing or two about growing up in a loving but turbulent home in Jefferson County. Darrell Missey, the director of Missouri’s Children’s Division, said his dad was “salt of the Earth” and his mom, who wanted to be...

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