A newly released report from the Illinois Auditor General finds multiple shortcomings at the Department of Children and Family Services, including failures to conduct required home safety checks before children are returned to their parents;
Illinois’ long-troubled child welfare agency under Gov. J.B. Pritzker has failed to ensure adequate care for children in its charge and has not properly tracked cases referred to it by people who are legally required to report suspicions of abuse or neglect, according to a newly released audit of the agency.
Marc D. Smith, acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Service at the DCFS headquarters in Springfield, July 2, 2019. “DCFS had previously identified that its outdated data tracking systems limited its ability to track new requirements,” McCaffrey said. “As a result, DCFS was already undertaking significant steps to address these issues, including a complete replacement of the department’s child welfare information systems.”
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