'This is our natural disaster': Advocates say Indiana's child welfare system is drowning

Several people in Indiana's child welfare system — including Marion Juvenile Court Judge Marilyn Moores — told IndyStar the state is in the middle of a crisis, and "this system is drowning."

The comments came amid virtual silence from Gov. Eric Holcomb's administration on several issues raised in a strongly worded letter of resignation from the director of the Indiana Department of Child Services.

DCS Director Mary Beth Bonaventura, who submitted her resignation last week but remains in charge of the agency until Dec. 27, said cuts to DCS' funding and services are systematically putting children at risk. The director warned Holcomb that a continuation of his office's policies will "all but ensure children will die."


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