Prevention should not be a buzzword. It should be at the heart of Missouri’s child welfare system

States Newsroom · October 10, 2026

The growing attention being given to Missouri’s child welfare system offers a critical opportunity to address not only the challenges with the system, but the circumstances that bring families to a point of crisis — and into contact with the system in the first place. Children’s Division Director Sara Smith has made…

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