The state's child-welfare system is so short-handed that a recent study estimated 1,240 more workers are needed to keep up with the demand.
The Workload Study, conducted for the state and released last month, comes amid an upswing in the number of children in out-of-home care, either in foster homes or with relatives. Meanwhile, children are being neglected by their parents as overloaded state employees struggle to protect them.
From 2005 to 2015 this blog presented news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but broadened to include appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics. It is no longer active.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Boost child-welfare caseworkers by 70 percent, study says
Over the years, I've posted a number of stories about people suing DSHS for failing to supervise foster care placements or otherwise take care of vulnerable children. Now there's a study indicating that the agency is gravely understaffed. Boost child-welfare caseworkers by 70 percent, study says, Seattle Times, Dec. 11, 2007:
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