New leader of Kansas’ troubled child welfare department promises ‘new transparent agency’

TOPEKA - The newly appointed leader of Kansas’ embattled child welfare system said she will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the department and push for a “new transparent agency.”

Gina Meier-Hummel said the department also must thoroughly review and learn from cases where children are killed or severely injured. For months, critics of DCF have said the agency is more interested in protecting itself than the state’s most vulnerable children.

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