![]() ![]() ![]() Struggling case management with unrealistic workloads, unreasonable expectations and extended time commitments.Rules and regulations that often leave those on the front lines hampered and hamstrung.Cost-cutting that has decimated critical oversight and operational leadership.DCF is on its seventh secretary since 1999. To be sure, the issues facing DCF and its execution of CPI are numerous and giant in scope. Even if all the many issues plaguing the state-run system were addressed, it still would be the equivalent of strengthening the blocks, but leaving the table unsteady. That’s what’s happening in Florida today with CPI. Now imagine playing the game on a wobbly table. In Jenga, players take turns removing blocks from a tower and then balancing those blocks on top until, eventually, the tower falls. Think of it like Jenga, the simple game of balance and structure. We encourage them to go further and address the fundamental flaw – the structure of CPI itself. They would invest in the expansion of Florida’s Guardian ad Litem program, increase funding for child advocacy centers, and strengthen protections against sexual predators. Speaker of the House Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz included child welfare reform in their shared priorities for 2014. Legislative leaders have expressed their impatience. The state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) has a history of radical changes to the Child Protective Investigations (CPI) mission and structure based on reactions to high-profiles cases of tragic child deaths. Florida’s child protective services system is the definition of instability. ![]()
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