Inside Kansas' Protection Report Center: 71,000 reports a year, nearly half assigned for field response

Jun 2, 2025

Deputy Secretary Tanya Keyes told the committee the state's Protection Report Center handled roughly 71,000 child reports in FY24, assigned about 48% for further assessment and uses a range of response times; she described immediate and lasting safety planning, federal reporting timelines and staffing ratios.

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Topeka, Kan. — Deputy Secretary Tanya Keyes gave the Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight a detailed walkthrough June 2 of how Kansas handles child-protection reports, saying the Kansas Protection Report Center (KPRC) receives roughly 71,000 child reports a year and assigns about 48% for further assessment.

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