Tag: child protective services
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Wanted in Canada, alleged child sex offender eludes Colorado safety net to become foster parent
When El Paso County Department of Human Services removed Marina Flake’s son from her care last summer, she was told it was because the then-10-year-old boy needed to be in a safer environment — an environment the state promised to provide in the foster care system. The foster father with whom Flake says her son…
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Colorado child protective agencies still falling short despite pledges to increase staffing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Across Colorado, the county agencies charged with investigating child abuse still need hundreds more caseworkers to keep up with caseloads, according to consultants hired by the state in 2016 after widespread failures in protecting abused children. The caseworker deficiencies are laid out in a new…
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Colorado child protective agencies still falling short despite pledges to increase staffing
Across Colorado, the county agencies charged with investigating child abuse still need hundreds more caseworkers to keep up with caseloads, according to consultants hired by the state in 2016 after widespread failures in protecting abused children. The caseworker deficiencies are laid out in a new report from the Colorado Department of Human Services, the state…
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Colorado child protective agencies still struggling with staffing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Across Colorado, the county agencies charged with investigating child abuse still need hundreds more caseworkers in order to keep up with caseloads, according to metrics developed by consultants hired by the state in 2016 after widespread failures in protecting abused children. The caseworker deficiencies are…
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Colorado child protective agencies still struggling with staffing
Across Colorado, the county agencies charged with investigating child abuse still need hundreds more caseworkers in order to keep up with caseloads, according to metrics developed by consultants hired by the state in 2016 after widespread failures in protecting abused children. The caseworker deficiencies are laid out in a new report from the Colorado Department…