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Indigent Defense Commission reports strong reunification outcomes from interdisciplinary parental‑representation pilot

Health and Human Services Interim Committee · November 19, 2025
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The Indigent Defense Commission reported that interdisciplinary teams pairing social workers with defense attorneys have delivered higher reunification rates and reduced removals in pilot counties; the commission asked for continued support to expand the model.

Adam Troupe, Assistant Director of the Indigent Defense Commission, briefed the committee on the interdisciplinary parental representation (IPR) pilot that pairs social workers with public‑defender attorneys in…

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