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Arkansas State Foster Care Division Managing Multiple Challenges

Fewer infants, children and teens are entering foster care in Arkansas, but fewer are leaving. Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services Director Mischa Martin explains how the agency is working, citing a critical need for more foster and adoptive families. The agency, she says, is also prepared to respond to any consequences of Arkansas's strict new abortion ban.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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