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State returns Nash County child‑welfare control after seven months, county and DHHS praise local staff
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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said it has returned direct control of Nash County's child‑welfare unit to the county after seven months under state oversight; officials credited new leadership, training and operational changes and said DHHS will taper on‑site support while remaining available for consultation.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services officials told the Nash County Board of Commissioners on April 1 that the department has returned direct control of the county’s child‑welfare unit to Nash County and to the county’s new DSS leadership.
County Manager Stacy Satchler introduced state and regional DHHS staff and the county’s new DSS director, Danita de Vega, and said the news marked “a good day for Nash County.” DHHS representatives said the state assumed direct control in…
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