Child Services cuts investigations backlog

Child Services cuts investigations backlog

The District's Child and Family Services Agency has reduced its backlog of investigations open more than 30 days and is fulfilling agreements made in a court order.

Officials have aggressively worked to fill openings, contracted with a group headed by a nationally respected consultant and begun searching for a director.

All the moves are part of an effort to avoid a return to federal control.
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D.C. Agency For Children Cuts Backlog Of Cases

The District's child welfare agency is beginning to get its backlog of investigations under control and fulfill promises made in a court order, in an effort to avoid a return to federal control.

After having hired aggressively to fill a large number of openings, the Child and Family Services Agency has significantly cut the backlog of investigations open longer than 30 days, signed a contract with a group headed by a nationally respected consultant and started a search for a director to lead the embattled agency.