D’Val Westphal’s buoyant description of the efforts of the state Children, Youth and Families Department to address child abuse and neglect usefully lists steps that have been implemented such as better communications and consolidated services.
What the article does not mention is that the department is still woefully short of “boots on the ground” – the social workers desperately needed to quickly investigate allegations of abuse and neglect and then spend the time needed to monitor the well-being of the children and help their caretakers learn how to parent.
Note: The article also fails to mention the child welfare fraud that is constantly being overlooked.
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