The county's child welfare agency is facing a staffing crisis, with 33% of social worker positions vacant in child abuse investigations and 50% in dependency court, leading to serious safety risks for children.
According to social worker Karlie Eacock, when leadership responds to community tragedies with excuses and inaction, it places children and families at even greater risk, underscoring the need for accountability and staffing.
Social workers expressed concern that major reforms started by the board of supervisors lack the necessary staffing and leadership, resulting in inadequate response to cases of child abuse.
Sylvia Roque emphasized that the child welfare agency is in 'crisis mode,' with cases unassigned for weeks, demonstrating the detrimental impact of understaffing on child safety investigations.
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