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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 7, 2022

Just one month into her new role as the head of the Department of Children’s Services, Margie Quin says children in state care are sleeping on office floors and her staff is “traumatized.” According to WREG, Quinn told a group of state lawmakers this week that 100% of secure facilities are full with 11 to 15 youth waiting for appropriate placements. She went on to say that those sleeping in offices are “high-needs children” and sometimes youth who have committed a felony, which has staff and kids feeling unsettled. Quin promised lawmakers she is digging for answers and solutions to problems plaguing the department.