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DCYF seeks phased child-welfare staffing increases, prevention funding and civil-rights compliance money
Summary
DCYF requests more child-welfare staff in a phased plan, funding for prevention services in five high-need communities after a rise in critical incidents, contracts and staff for qualified expert witness services following court rulings, and money tied to a voluntary resolution agreement with DOJ/HHS over disability access.
Department officials described four linked child-welfare requests submitted to the governor’s office: a phased staffing increase tied to a workload study; prevention funding aimed at reducing critical incidents; contracted qualified-expert-witness (QEW) services after recent court decisions; and resources to meet a voluntary resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and HHS on disability access.
Child-welfare workload model: Deputy CFO Brianne Boggs said a workload study found a substantial increase in frontline worker time per case and projected a need for 426 additional child-welfare staff over…
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