Alaska's child protectors are overwhelmed, poorly managed, understaffed

Alaska's child protectors are overwhelmed, poorly managed, understaffed

Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform suggested in a recent commentary that the Office of Children's Services here in Alaska may be using data gathered by the University of Alaska’s Institute of Social and Economic Research that is built on dubious and even fallacious theory and fact. The specific issue is how many families are subject to multiple investigations and potential removal of children from their families.