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DCFS director presents 2021 family‑preservation data, flags Pulaski County workforce strain
Summary
Missha Martin, director of the Division of Children and Family Services, presented the committee with calendar‑year 2021 county breakout data showing increases in accepted maltreatment reports, workforce turnover that affected investigation timeliness, and recent improvements in permanency and relative placements.
Missha Martin, director of the Division of Children and Family Services, briefed the Senate Children and Youth Committee on the family preservation report required by the legislature. The document covers calendar year 2021 and includes county‑level appendices, Martin said.
Martin noted 4,393 accepted reports of child maltreatment in 2021 and said timely initiation of investigations — which must begin within 24 or 72 hours depending on severity — declined in 2021 amid workforce…
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