Task Force assigns co-chairs, outlines membership for five objective-focused subcommittees

Feb 6, 2026

The Task Force identified co-chairs and member recruitment plans for five objectives including CSEC, dual status youth, child development integration, family engagement, and transitions; agencies and community groups were suggested for representation.

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Members organized work across five subcommittees aligned to the strategic objectives and began naming co-chairs and recruiting members. For Objective #1 (CSEC) Judge Holly Harvey said the subcommittee is revising its plan and working on tracking numbers of trafficked individuals; IU and DCS staff were noted as engaged and a screening tool is in use by probation departments. Colleen Saylor proposed co-chairing the dual status subcommittee with Waylon James and outlined planned recruitment of DCS supervisors, probation officers and youth with lived experience.

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