By Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Children in the court system—whether through juvenile justice or child welfare—must be treated equitably. Children, individuals, and families of color have at times been treated more harshly and punished more severely than their white counterparts. It is a fact, and it must stop. —Chief Justice Loretta Rush, Statement o … [Read more...] about Racial Justice and Indiana’s Children in Court
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The State of the Child
By Julie L. Whitman, MSW, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana The Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana hosted the Indiana Youth Institute’s “State of the Child” presentation at the State House on February 25. The State of the Child has become an annual event to launch the most recent version of the Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book. Every year IYI publis … [Read more...] about The State of the Child
Family-Focused Intervention
Chris Biehn, Program Coordinator | Office of Court Services Substance use and addiction are frequently associated with parental neglect and abuse of children. In 2017, over 55 percent of all child removals in Indiana resulted from parental substance use, a figure well above the national average of 36¹ percent. Complicating matters, parents battling substance use disorder often experience physical and mental … [Read more...] about Family-Focused Intervention
Collaborating for the Children
Julie Whitman, Executive Director | Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana Children live in families and communities, not programs and systems. When government intervenes in the life of a child, that intervention is inevitably through a program within a state agency or system. The Department of Child Services provides court-ordered foster care; the Division of Mental Health and Addiction offers … [Read more...] about Collaborating for the Children
Honorable Andrea K. McCord
By James F. Maguire | Editor, Indiana Court Times This is the 45th Court Times article to highlight up close and personal a member of the Indiana Judiciary. Judge Andrea K. McCord is the Circuit Court Judge in Lawrence County. Judge McCord is a 1987 Graduate of Franklin College and a 1990 Graduate of Indiana University McKinney School of Law. After graduating law school, she clerked for Judge Linda Chezem at the I … [Read more...] about Honorable Andrea K. McCord