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Alameda County moves to implement state audit recommendations after finding gaps in child-welfare documentation and timeliness
Summary
A California State Auditor report prompted a detailed board-level review of Alameda County's Department of Children and Family Services. County leaders pledged new benchmarks, monthly updates and hiring targets to reduce backlogs and improve documentation and interagency coordination.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 pressed county child-welfare leaders to act quickly after a legislative-requested audit found shortcomings in documentation, case tracking and timeliness of investigations.
The presentation by Assistant Agency Director Michelle Love summarized the audit process and the agency's corrective plan. The audit ran from March 12 to Sept. 9, 2025, and focused on cross-agency collaboration under AB 2083, health and safety of foster youth in transitional centers, and the department's capacity to investigate child-abuse referrals.
Love told the Board that the county saw a peak of 3,900 open emergency-response (ERU) referrals in July 2024 and had reduced the backlog to 1,540, a level still above pre-pandemic staffing norms. The audit recommended that the county ensure ERU investigations are initiated and completed…
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