Chronic understaffing, high burnout: Child welfare system in B.C. is in 'crisis,' investigation finds
Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has the people in charge of protecting ...
West Virginia officials ordered to report as child case workers to address staffing shortage
A judge in West Virginia has ordered the new chief of a state agency and several of his subordinates to be assigned as Child Protective Services workers to alleviate a critical staffing shortage. In ...
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Oklahoma child welfare worker wanted to protect 1-year-old girl, so she kidnapped her, police say
A new state child welfare hotline worker has been accused of using a ... the Oklahoma Department of Human Services said. Faison told police she wanted to help the child's mother who had reported ...
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‘An ecosystem of dysfunction:’ West Virginia still has a child welfare worker shortage, and it’s taking a toll on foster kids and families
When Olivia Frausto was growing up with her father and sister in Martinsburg, sleeping on the floor and waking up to ...
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Circuit Judge Sweeney orders DoHS officials to work as CPS
Citing ongoing issues with vacancies within Child Protective Services, a circuit court judge in West Virginia is ordering officials with the state Department of Human Services to report to work in his ...
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Report finds various challenges in Tusla’s child protection services
Various challenges across Tusla’s child protection and welfare services are impacting on the delivery of timely, consistent care and support to children, a report by the health watchdog has found.