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DCF Commissioner Ken Schatz On Department's Mission And Challenges

We're checking in with the commissioner of Vermont's Department for Children and Families.
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We're checking in with the commissioner of Vermont's Department for Children and Families.

When Ken Schatz took charge of the Department for Children and Families four years ago, DCF was still under intense scrutiny after the deaths of two young children under the department's supervision. We're checking in with Commissioner Schatz to talk about what's changed since then. And we'll talk about homelessness, the opioid crisis and the future of the state's only juvenile detention facility.

Ken Schatz is commissioner of the Vermont Department for Children and Families.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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