Following the deaths of two young children in 2022 and 2023, state agencies took steps to hire more social workers and improve measures to double-check work done to keep kids safe, but a new report says there’s still more work to be done.
The Tuesday report from the state’s Office of the Child Advocate takes a look at the progress state agencies have made since the high-profile deaths of 2-year-old Liam Rivera and 10-month-old Marcello Meadows .
The report also makes a series of recommendations for the Department of Children and Families, the Court Support Services Division and the Office of the Chief Public Defender to make sure kids are safe in the future…