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TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed three individuals to the newly created Child Welfare System Task Force.

They are Wyandotte County District Judge Daniel Cahill; Mickey Edwards, state director of Kansas Court Appointed Special Advocates, from Emporia; and Alicia Johnson-Turner, a volunteer for the Citizen Review Board, from Lawrence. They will serve through June 30, 2019.

The task force was authorized by the 2017 Legislature to study child welfare services in the state and to report to lawmakers in January with recommendations for improvements.

Other members of the 18-member panel include Senate and House leadership, staff from the Kansas Department for Children and Families, and people representing DCF contractors, foster parents, court-appointed guardians, family lawyers, social workers, county attorneys, and law enforcement.

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