Families Not Facilities: New Report on Embattled TN Department of Children Services

Families Not Facilities: Press Release

Families Not Facilities: Full Report

For more information, contact:

Lee Sherwood for Disability Rights Tennessee, 409-771-0098 (call/text) LeeS@DisabilityRightsTN.org

Kathy Bonk for Youth Law Center, 202-234-6629 (cell/text) KathyBonk@Mac.com,

Media Coverage:

WPLN: “Problems at Tennessee DCS prompt advocates to call for reforms, with less emphasis on facilities”

WKRN Nashville: “Nonprofits release solution-based report on DCS, say focus needs to be on families not facilities”

ABC 24 Memphis: “Advocates are calling for earlier intervention in youth justice system and DCS”

Action News 5 Memphis: “Nonprofits offer solutions to problems highlighted in Tennessee DCS audit”

ABC 24 Memphis: “New report offers recommendations for ‘broken’ youth justice system and Tennessee DCS”

Fox 17 Nashville: “Nonprofit agency issues report to fix ‘broken youth justice system’ in Tennessee”

WREG Memphis: “Nonprofits release solution-based report on DCS, say focus needs to be on families not facilities”

KWCH Kansas: “Nonprofits offer solutions to problems highlighted in Tennessee DCS audit”

WLOX Mississippi: “Nonprofits offer solutions to problems highlighted in Tennessee DCS audit”

Tennessee Lookout: “Nonprofit report urges Tennessee DCS to pivot from institutionalizing kids”

Chattanooga Times Free Press: “Nonprofit report urges Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to pivot from institutionalizing kids”

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To view our April 2022 report, “Designed to Fail,” please see below.

“Designed to Fail” Report (April 2022)