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DCFS quarterly report shows stable volumes but flags caseload strain and drop in 12‑month permanency
Summary
Director Michelle Martin told the Children and Youth Committee that SFY 2020 Q1 maltreatment report volumes and response timeliness were roughly stable but highlighted caseload pressure, a slight uptick in foster entries, and a decline in permanency within 12 months from 55% to 46%. Members asked for county breakouts and staffing remedies.
Michelle Martin, director of Children and Family Services at the Department of Human Services, told the Senate Children and Youth Committee that the Division of Children and Family Services’ quarterly performance report (Exhibit K) showed largely steady statewide measures but exposed local stresses in foster placement and casework capacity.
Martin explained the Exhibit K spreadsheets that break down hotline calls, accepted investigations, investigations found true, appeals and overturned findings by DCFS area and county. She said priority response times (Priority 1 = 24 hours; Priority 2 = 72 hours) remain about average compared with prior quarters, and the division served 5,296 children in in‑home cases at…
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