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According to a study conducted in February by the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly 33% of all Hoosiers reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorders.
More than 1,100 children are in foster care in Mississippi, and an adoption partnership aims to increase the number of them who find "forever families." The state is working with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and its "Wendy s Wonderful Kids" program, which works to help the longest-waiting children in the foster-care system find permanent placement. Darneshia Kyles, a social service specialist for the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services and a recruiter for the Wendy s Wonderful Kids Program, talked about their progress. "Twelve children have been adopted through the Wendy s Wonderful Kids Program since last year, since the program started," Kyles reported. " .