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A child who needs routine medical treatment goes to their primary care doctor. But what happens to children who need routine mental health treatment? Kids in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services, who are more likely to need preventative mental health care than other children, do not have access to this support.
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Lesli Jett faces three counts of first-degree murder and an aggravated battery count in connection with the February 2020 death of 4-year-old Tate Thurman.
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The Department of Children and Family Services released a timeline of the agency's involvement with 4-year-old Tate Thurman's family before his death.…
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Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert said DCFS isn't being transparent about its potential involvement with the family of a 4-year-old East Peoria…
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Authorities say 4-year-old Tate Thurman of East Peoria died from multiple blunt force trauma inflicted by his father's girlfriend. Lesli Jett, 33, now…
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Five-year-old Jeremiah Wilson went for a swim at the pool on a summer afternoon last June. Jeremiah's father had him and seven other kids aged 3 to 15…
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The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was involved in a 9-year-old Goodfield boy's livelihood 14 times since his birth.The department…
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A Central Illinois lawmaker said he’s encouraged by first steps taken by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the its…
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CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has temporarily stopped placing foster children in a Chicago psychiatric hospital where…
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Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation to better protect state workers in vulnerable jobs after the death of a child-welfare worker was beaten…