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DCFS Launches New Foster Parent Recruitment Campaign during Foster Care Month
May 15, 2018
05.15.18 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is marking National Foster Care Month, celebrated annually in May, with the official launch of a new foster parent recruitment campaign.
DCFS Report Shows 77 Percent Increase in Juvenile Human Trafficking Victims Identified in 2017
February 28, 2018
02.28.18 - A 2018 report on human trafficking, including trafficking of children for sexual purposes and commercial sexual exploitation, showed a 77 percent increase in juvenile victims identified over the past year, including more than three times as many victims age 12 and younger, compared to 2016.
Louisiana's Embrace of Quality Parenting and its Promise for Foster Children Focus of National Conference
January 16, 2018
01.16.18 - Louisiana's embrace of the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI), and the fundamental shift it brings to the state's foster care system, will be featured at the QPI National Conference in New Orleans this week.