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Child Advocate outlines priorities: youth voice, medication gaps and placement oversight
Summary
The Office of the Child Advocate told the committee it is prioritizing outreach to youth, monitoring placement instability and focusing on medication access and oversight of congregate care, and said it will track agency responses to formal recommendations.
Carrie Leonard, Child Advocate, briefed the committee on the Office of the Child Advocate’s staffing expansion, intake work and annual priorities. The office is one year and a half old; Leonard said the OCA’s role is independent, investigative, and focused on representing children’s interests across child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Top priorities
- Youth outreach: OCA flagged that while it receives complaints from parents, foster parents and professionals, direct reports from youth are fewer. The office is designing outreach (including youth‑facing materials and youth bill‑of‑rights distribution) to…
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