North Carolina officials found “systemic” issues in Mecklenburg County’s social services department after the death of a local child sparked a review of child welfare cases handled by the agency.
The state Department of Health and Human Services ordered the county to develop a corrective action plan for the Department of Social Services in a Wednesday letter to county leadership provided by DHHS.
“While the review of the 122 (Child Protective Services) reports/assessments revealed some strengths in social work practice, a broad, systemic lack of appropriate safety planning to address identified danger indicators and risk factors to the children was found,” the letter said…