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Foster parents and advocates press Davidson County for public forum, allege social services problems
Summary
Multiple residents and foster parents used the commissioners’ public-address period to raise complaints about Davidson County Department of Social Services, alleging poor communication, confidentiality breaches, misappropriated funds and a need for a public stakeholder forum.
Several residents and foster parents urged Davidson County commissioners on Jan. 27 to convene a public forum on child-welfare services and to investigate specific allegations of staff misconduct and missing funds.
During the meeting’s public-address segment, Sona Myers, a former foster parent, described problems she said she and others experienced while working with the county’s Department of Social Services: “Poor communication with social workers, backstabbing, talking about other social workers, coming from social workers to foster parents or guardians,” Myers said. She also alleged the licensing and placement department failed to coordinate and that social workers sometimes paid…
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