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Commission for Children and Families

1/10/2020

Months After Promising an Audit, L.A. Police Fail to Explain Why 4,000 Child Abuse Reports Weren’t Investigated

Sara Tiano

Nearly three months after the Los Angeles Police Department vowed to find out why the department had not investigated 4,000 reported cases of child abuse, an in-depth audit of the cases is still not ready to deliver to county child welfare officials.

Youth Role in Violence, Carjackings Overstated, the Sentencing Project Says

10/22/2019

LAPD Pledges Immediate Audit of 4,000 Child Abuse Cases That Were Not Investigated

Jeremy Loudenback

Swiftly following The Imprint‘s story this week exposing that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had not investigated 4,000 allegations of serious child abuse in 2018-19, a top officer with the department said that it has launched a review of those practices.

9/10/2019

Critical Report on 4-Year-Old’s Suspicious Death Remains Hidden from the Public

Daniel Heimpel

On August 30, the Los Angeles County Office of Child Protection (OCP) submitted a potentially explosive report on the mysterious July death of 4-year-old Noah Cuatro to county attorneys. Despite being requested by the county’s powerful Board of Supervisors, the report has yet to be made public, leaving yawning questions unresolved as L.A.’s

6/20/2017

L.A. County Agencies Chart Impact of Immigration Policies on Children

Victoria Rocha

At a meeting of the Los Angeles County Children’s Commission on Monday, several Los Angeles County agencies and advocates described the impact of tightening federal immigration policies on children and families in the county.

10/17/2016

In Wake of Shelter Shakeup, Pilot Program Helps Older Foster Youth Find Stability

Christie Renick

A fledgling pilot program aimed at helping older youth in foster care find and remain in stable homes is showing promise, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

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