Milwaukee County Child Protective Services (MCPS) Settlement Agreement Information Beginning January 1, 1998, the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) assumed responsibility for administering child welfare services in Milwaukee County, which had previously been under the Milwaukee County Human Services Department. DHFS (now the Department of Children an Families, DCF) assumed responsibility for child welfare services as required by legislation enacted in the 1995 and 1997 legislative sessions in response to a lawsuit filed against the State and Milwaukee County. The suit alleged that the state and the county were in violation of federal law and that the administration of child welfare services in Milwaukee County was so poor that it failed to keep children safe. Children's Rights Lawsuit Settlement Agreement Progress Report and Performance Measures, 2016 Annual Progress Report and Performance Measures, January - June 2016 Progress Report and Performance Measures, 2015 Annual Progress Report and Performance Measures, January - June 2015 Progress Report and Performance Measures, 2014 Annual Progress Report and Performance Measures, January - June 2014 Progress Report and Performance Measures, 2013 Annual Progress Report and Performance Measures, January - June 2013 Progress Report and Performance Measures, 2012 Annual Progress Report and Performance Measures, January - June 2012 If you are in need of earlier Progress Report and Performance Measures periods, please submit a written request specifing Name; Agency; Address; Phone Number; Fax Number (if available); which period(s) you are requesting and the information will be forwarded to you. Your request can be email to: MCPS Archived Settlement Information or Faxed to 414-220-7062. Contact the Milwaukee Child Protective Services
