County reports progress on child‑welfare audit: referrals down, reforms under way
DCFS updated the board on audit follow‑up, reporting a drop in open referrals from a peak near 3,997 to 1,497 and listed completed and in‑progress fixes to documentation, training and interagency data sharing; staff committed to provide the board an updated dashboard and an April committee report.
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The Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services told supervisors on March 10 that it has implemented multiple reforms tied to a recent audit and has reduced a backlog of open referrals by more than half.
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