Additionally, DFCS is getting $1.7 million ... “I recently formed the DHS Special Victims Unit, which reports directly to me, to work with Georgia law enforcement to better serve Georgia ...

The funeral home had contracted with the Georgia Department of Human Services/Division of Family and Children Services to provide indigent burial services. “DHS/DFCS administers the review for ...

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This proposed legislation comes a week after the Georgia Department of Human Services announced significant ... Georgia Division and Family Services (DFCS), to protect children, they question ...

The Georgia House of Representatives achieved ... a second opinion on the physician’s findings. The Department of Human Services has worked with Senator Brass on the legislation and the process ...

In January, standing before a cluster of television cameras on the steps of the state Capitol, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp promoted his experiment in Medicaid reform as a showcase for fellow ...

Additionally, an amended 2025 budget proposes allocating $1.7 million for DFCS in federal grant funds to beef up its investigations into sexually exploited foster children.

ATLANTA — The Division of Family and Children Services is seeking expanded powers for case workers and juvenile court judges, despite concerns from some state legislators that the agency could ...

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (middle) speaks about the progress of the Middle Georgia Gang Task Force next to Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller (left), Georgia State Senate Pro Tempore John F.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information ...