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Speakers told board that state child-protection hotline sometimes fails to route local concerns; members suggested inviting regional DCS director

5877049 · January 9, 2025
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Summary

Meeting attendees described instances when local calls about suspected child neglect were routed through a statewide call center and not acted on locally; they suggested inviting Tyler Dittner, regional director for DCS, to discuss responsiveness.

Several meeting participants described cases in which a local social worker called the state hotline about a child-safety concern and said the call was initially declined or routed through a statewide number rather than to local staff. One speaker said they made…

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