More concerns raised about Indiana’s child welfare agency

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A state consultant says Indiana’s child welfare agency is facing a shortage of mental health and substance abuse treatment services as well as attorneys.

The Child Welfare Policy and Practice Group released Thursday an interim report about the Department of Child Services, which has been under additional scrutiny since its former director resigned in December and accused Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration of spending cuts that “all but ensure children will die.”

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