Task force: $40M on home‑based casework, but outcomes unclear
DCS and provider speakers said Indiana spends roughly $40 million on home‑based casework; members voiced concern that the service is used as a catch‑all without defined KPIs and urged adoption of evidence‑based practices and clear outcome measures.
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Jennifer Dorf Meyer, director of the Department of Child Services, and provider partners told the oversight committee that Indiana spends significant dollars on home‑based casework but lacks consistent metrics to show the intervention's return on investment.
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