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DHHS fatality review: fewer DCFS cases after statutory change; committee recommends online‑school oversight and DSPD protocol updates
Summary
On Oct. 17 DHHS' fatality review committee reported fiscal‑year 2025 findings to the Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel, noting 101 reviews across departmental programs and 27 DCFS cases (21 fatalities, six near‑fatalities).
The Department of Health and Human Services' fatality review committee reported results and recommendations to the Child Welfare Legislative Oversight Panel on Oct. 17, describing changes in review volume after a statutory alignment and issuing three system‑level recommendations.
OSR said the DHHS fatality review team reviewed 101 cases in fiscal year 2025 across adult and aging services, child and family services, juvenile justice, services for people with disabilities, the Utah State Developmental Center (USDC), and the Utah State Hospital. Of those, 27 involved the Division of Child and Family Services: 21 fatalities and six near‑fatalities. OSR noted the DCFS caseload reviewed is down from 59 cases the prior year; staff said part of that decline followed a 2024 statutory update that limited qualifying individuals to those who had received DCFS services within 12 months prior to death, rather than broader family…
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