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Child Advocate warns office would be eliminated under House budget; staff carry high caseloads and review restraint/seclusion incidents
Summary
The Office of the Child Advocate told the Senate the House draft eliminates the office and its statutory positions; the office said staff manage high caseloads, conduct facility visits and review every restraint and seclusion report.
Cassandra Sanchez, state Child Advocate, and Associate Child Advocate Lisonbee Masio told the committee the Office of the Child Advocate is an independent oversight agency that reviews restraint and seclusion of children in care, visits residential and detention facilities, and handles increasing numbers of inquiries.
Office role and workload: Sanchez said the office oversees child-serving executive-branch agencies and contractors providing…
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