State of Tennessee Children's Services Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on May 17, 2024 - 22:29 GMT

TN Department of Children’s Services Partners with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital to Host ‘Stop the Bleed’ Training at Wilder ...

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS), in collaboration with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, hosted ‘Stop the Bleed’ training at Wilder Youth Development Center this week. Youth who participated in the event …

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Published on April 30, 2024 - 21:14 GMT

DCS Upper Cumberland Region Achieves National Accreditation

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is proud to announce the Upper Cumberland Region has successfully achieved national accreditation through the Council of Accreditation (COA). This significant accomplishment …

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Published on January 23, 2024 - 20:30 GMT

DCS and Chosen Launch Innovative Program to Support At-Risk Youth

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 01:00pm The Department of Children's Services is pleased to launch a new program in partnership with Chosen that will cater to some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable children. Chosen, a nonprofit dedicated to trauma-response …

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Published on September 14, 2023 - 21:40 GMT

DCS Receives $107M in Additional Funding for Robust Real Estate Plan

Nashville, TN – A first-of-its-kind real estate plan for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (DCS) received $107 million in additional funding Thursday. The funding, approved by the State Building Commission, will go toward designing new …

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Published on September 13, 2023 - 19:23 GMT

Governor Lee Visits DCS Staff in Recognition of Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week

Governor Bill Lee made a special visit to the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) regional office in Davidson County Wednesday to celebrate Child Welfare Worker Appreciation Week. Accompanied by DCS Commissioner Margie Quin, Gov. Lee extended …

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Published on July 5, 2023 - 22:00 GMT

Leadership Tennessee Names DCS Commissioner Quin to Class X

Leadership Tennessee, a collective with a mission to foster non-partisan dialogue on issues of state importance, has named DCS Commissioner Margie Quin to its 2023–2024 Signature Program Class X. The cohort includes representatives from 14 Tennessee …

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Published on May 1, 2023 - 13:42 GMT

Gov. Lee Recognizes ‘Foster Care Month’ in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proclaimed the month of May ‘Foster Care Month’ in Tennessee and recognized foster families for providing loving, permanent homes to children in need. Lee also marked this year’s successful passage of …

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Published on April 14, 2023 - 14:10 GMT

DIDD Partners with DCS to Provide Residential Care for Hospitalized Children

NASHVILLE—As a part of Gov. Bill Lee’s TN Strong Families initiative, the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) has started serving children in DCS custody with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have complex medical …

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Published on March 6, 2023 - 17:46 GMT

Alex Denis to lead communications for Department of Children’s Services

(NASHVILLE) Alex Denis, former News Anchor for WKRN-News 2 in Nashville, has joined the Executive Leadership team at the Department of Children’s Services. She brings nearly two decades of experience covering and reporting on local, state, and national …

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Published on March 6, 2023 - 17:46 GMT

650+ Applications Flood DCS Since Pay Increase

NASHVILLE – Commissioner Margie Quin is pleased to announce a pay increase for Department of Children’s Services Case Managers. Entry-level Case Managers will now make a starting salary of $50,600 annually, up from $43,596 following the Tennessee …

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Published on November 11, 2022 - 00:39 GMT

Tennessee Achieves Top National Ranking in Efforts To Curb Sex Trafficking

Tennessee’s comprehensive efforts to address sex trafficking have again been ranked as the best in the nation by a leading organization. The collaborative efforts of several agencies on child and youth sex trafficking were highlighted this week during the …

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Published on July 28, 2022 - 22:10 GMT

Department of Children’s Services Takes Immediate Action to Remove Youth From Out-of-State Facility Under Law Enforcement ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services took immediate action over the weekend to remove five youth in state custody from a Michigan facility under investigation following a child death. On the afternoon of May 1, the department …

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