“A lot of people don’t know that it’s even being used. Families should have the right to have all of the information in their file.”
The former director of a county welfare agency in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to probation and house arrest after she pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children when she concealed abuse allegations to cut down a backlog of cases.
The former head of a county welfare agency in northeastern Pennsylvania is guilty of endangering children by concealing abuse allegations to clear a backlog of cases. Joanne Van Saun pleaded guilty Tuesday before a county judge in Harrisburg to endangering the welfare of children and two counts of obstruction.
There’s a critical moment in child welfare that happens when a phone screener receives a call from someone reporting child neglect or abuse.
An Associated Press analysis of state data reveals that the coronavirus pandemic has ripped away several systemic safety nets for millions of Americans — many of them children.