TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 7, 2023

The Department of Children’s Services (DCS) says that it is struggling to find a solution to avoid having abused and neglected children sleep in state offices overnight. Some of the temporary faith-based shelters and community groups that volunteered to provide short-term housing have closed or pulled back on their availability leaving caseworkers with few options for overnight housing. The Tennessee Lookout reports that there are currently 27 shelters across Tennessee's 95 counties, down from 29 in April, to temporarily house kids coming into DCS custody.