Stories Related to Pa. Auditor General: Child-welfare System ‘broken’

Last year, 46 children died and 79 nearly died from abuse/neglect in Pennsylvania, and nearly half of their families were already in the child-welfare system, according to a new state Auditor General’s Office report. This “State of the Child” report, posted at www.paauditor.gov, heavily blames the continued death of children on difficulties recruiting qualified professionals, inadequate training, heavy caseloads and burdensome paperwork, low pay and high turnover rates. “The system is broken.