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State DHS: foster‑care caseloads steady, permanency metrics improve; Project 0 matching event yields new inquiries
Summary
DHS Division of Children and Family Services reported stable quarterly caseloads and improved permanency outcomes, including a rise to 47% achieving permanency within 12 months; staff said Project 0’s 'Candyland Christmas' brought 232 waiting children to Little Rock and generated adoption inquiries now under review.
The Department of Human Services’ Division of Children and Family Services reported to the Senate Children and Youth Committee that state fiscal‑year‑2024 first‑quarter metrics showed steady caseloads and modest improvements in permanency outcomes.
Tiffany Wright, who presented the division’s quarterly and overturned‑investigations reports, said, “In this quarter, there were a total of 7,308 maltreatment reports called in during the quarter. Of those 5,875 were assigned to DCFS,” noting that assigned reports represent about 80 percent of calls. She told the committee timely completion of child‑maltreatment assessments increased roughly 10…
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