Lawmakers call for state to take control of child welfare
The state of Nebraska should take back responsibility for managing child welfare cases from private contractors. And it should create a new department to handle children’s services. Those were the recommendations of a legislative committee investigating the state’s efforts to reform the child welfare system. Read more.
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on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
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