Commentary: Wisconsin officials still 'in denial' of child welfare failures

Commentary: Wisconsin officials still 'in denial' of child welfare failures

Thirty-five years ago, as a young reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, I produced a series of reports on child abuse and foster care. I was stunned to find that what was then the state Department of Health and Social Services didn't even know how many children were in foster care or how long they stayed in care. We had to send out our own survey to all 72 counties.