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Tennessee requires permanency plans within 30 days and trauma‑informed parent education for long‑term custody cases
Summary
The Department of Children's Services told the committee it will require permanency plans within 30 days of foster‑care placement and mandate trauma‑informed education for parents when a child has been in state custody six months or longer due to abuse or neglect; the committee gave the rule a positive recommendation.
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services presented rule changes on June 24 that require a permanency plan within 30 days of a child’s foster‑care placement and add a requirement that any parent whose child has been in state custody for six months or longer because of abuse or neglect must complete a trauma‑informed education class before a return to the parent will be approved.
Jim Layman, legislative…
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