The Department of Health Services has received federal approval to create a foster care “medical home” program in southeastern Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday.
The program, scheduled to begin this fall, is designed to break down the barriers that too often delay, sometimes even prevent, important medical information from being shared when a child who has suffered abuse or neglect is removed from his or her home and placed in protective services, said Fredi-Ellen Bove, administrator of the Division of Safety and Permanence for the Department of Children and Families.
