New DCS director talks ‘challenge’ of implementing new child welfare laws

New DCS director weighs in on new Indiana laws

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Child Services is implementing new laws that will require the state agency to be more transparent when a child dies from abuse or neglect.

Kara Kenney with Indiana’s I-Team sat down with the new director at the Indiana Department of Child Services, Jennifer Dorfmeyer, to talk about how they’re making those changes.

Dorfmeyer took over as DCS director in January 2026…

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