Summary
- The Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) 216-696-KIDS (5437) hotline answered 38,712 calls in 2025.
- New DCFS Advisory Board members attend their first meeting.
- Board members have concerns about the notification process for significant events — like the deaths of two girls in Collinwood — as well as how to prevent these events in the future.
Follow-up questions
- Why are board members not given a formal orientation and informed about procedures prior to their first board meeting?
- What has been the practical impact of this board?
Scene at the DCFS meeting
This was a meeting of the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services Advisory Board (DCFS Board).
The agenda can be found here.
Scene setting: This was an in-person meeting open to the public with the option to attend online via Microsoft Teams…