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Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services

California's failure to protect laws can cause further trauma to kids and families

12/11/2023

California Can Take Kids from Abused Moms. Why the Separation Can Harm Both

California’s ‘failure to protect’ law allows child welfare agencies to take kids from homes scarred by domestic abuse, which some say can worsen trauma.

White House Issues Plan for Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

2/1/2022

The Foster Care System Turns to Big Data: Promising or Profiling?

As Los Angeles County becomes the latest child welfare system to turn to big data and algorithms, critics worry these tools will exacerbate inequalities.

Los Angeles County Leaders Order Audit of Child Welfare System

1/26/2022

Los Angeles County Leaders Order Audit of Child Welfare System

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to conduct an audit of the Department of Children and Family Services.

Los Angeles Leader Exits a Child Welfare System Reeling from the Pandemic

1/13/2022

Los Angeles Leader Exits a Child Welfare System Reeling from the Pandemic

Bobby Cagle recently stepped down as leader of Los Angeles County’s child welfare system, citing the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Leader Exits a Child Welfare System Reeling from the Pandemic

11/23/2021

Los Angeles County Child Welfare Director Bobby Cagle Suddenly Steps Down

Four years into his tenure as the head of the nation’s largest local child welfare system, Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services Director Bobby Cagle is leaving his post.

2/24/2021

Deaths from COVID-19 Shake Up Colleagues in Los Angeles Child Welfare Agency

By Jeremy Loudenback

Margie Roman with her granddaughter Jessica. Photo courtesy Jessica Roman
Like many families served by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, Margie Roman — a longtime employee of the child welfare agency — stepped up to help raise two granddaughters when the girls needed a stable home.

5/19/2020

Illinois Judge Backs Ban on In-Person Foster Care Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic

In a ruling that seemed to be contradicted almost in real time, an Illinois judge dismissed a legal challenge to the state’s blanket ban of most family visits for parents whose children are in foster care.

5/5/2020

For Foster Youth, Stability Is Even Harder to Find During the Pandemic

With Californians hunkered down to stop the vicious spread of coronavirus, three Los Angeles County sisters are stranded 400 miles from the places they call home, with no idea when they will be able to return.

3/23/2020

Even with More Protective Supplies on the Way, Coronavirus Confusion for Los Angeles Social Workers

As Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services awaits more protective gear for its thousands of social workers, a state directive to child welfare agencies has created tension about how employees will remain protected from coronavirus on the job.