Mississippi sets new record for adoptions
More Mississippi children in foster care have been adopted during the state fiscal year 2019 than ever before. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services...
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MDCPS to add caseworkers after budget increase from legislature
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s child and family welfare agency are seeking to add dozens of soon-to-be graduates with degrees in human service-related fields to their growing team of...
Featured MS Dept. of Child Protection Services launches app to report child abuse/neglect
by Alex Paton
Reporting suspected child abuse/neglect concerns is now faster and easier thanks to a new mobile reporting app offered by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection...
Dickinson to take over as MDCPS commissioner
by Alex Paton
Dr. David A. Chandler will retire as commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services on Sept. 15. Chandler, a former state Supreme...
Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner receives honor for foster care progress
by Sarah Ulmer
On Monday in Jackson the Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services, David A. Chandler was honored by the National Council for Adoption...