Stay with the child: Kentucky must rethink how it serves vulnerable children.

By: Norma Hatfield

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 859

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stay with the child. It sounds simple, but it may be the most important principle Kentucky can bring to serving vulnerable children and families.

At the August 19, 2026, Interim Joint Committee (IJC) on Families and Children meeting, Senator Danny Carroll, R-Paducah, shared that he has filed a bill request to establish a working group to study how Kentucky’s children and family services are structured, including whether some services should be better aligned, …

Create a free account to access this story and more

Join Plucky Wire to access full stories, collaborate with newsrooms, and discover content from networks around the world.