Committee makes 18 recommendations to fix broken child welfare system

Committee makes 18 recommendations to fix broken child welfare system (AUDIO):

A legislative committee calls for changes to a child welfare system it flatly states is broken.
A 425-page report [click here for link to report] has been released by the Health and Human Services Committee, a follow-up of harsh indictments of the Families Matters initiative leveled by a state audit and a report issued by the legislative Performance Audit Committee. The report contains 18 recommendations. The top three include returning case management to the state, creating a Children’s Commission and establishing a Department of Children’s Services.