The Legislative Oversight Healthcare subcommittee met last week to receive updates from the Department of Social Services on steps being taken to protect children and families statewide. Agency representatives outlined new measures of support to foster families, including dedicated caseworkers specific to each family and focused separately on licensing and support functions.
DSS also set a new goal of 120 days (rather than the required 180) to move a family through licensing for foster services. The committee expressed additional interest in DSS handling of cases involving domestic violence, and it determined data and accountability measures related to domestic violence as the focus of the next meeting, which has yet to be scheduled.
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