Showing posts with label federal report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label federal report. Show all posts

Sunday, October 16, 2011

DHS misled level of child abuse in federal report

by: RANDY ELLIS, NOLAN CLAY & ROBBY TRAMMELL
Sunday, October 16, 2011
10/16/2011 7:17:13 AM

DHS officials greatly misrepresented to the public and their governing commission the number of children abused and neglected in out-of-home state custody, documents reveal.

Last December, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services issued a news release stating "99.8 percent of children in out-of-home care did not experience maltreatment while in care" during 2009.

The agency proclaimed Oklahoma was one of 24 states that met a national standard of having at least 99.68 percent of children in custody not experience confirmed abuse or neglect in out-of-home care.

The claims were false.

Source http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/printerfriendlystory.aspx?articleid=20111016_12_A1_DHSoff80925

More on this subject http://newsok.com/dhs-misrepresents-number-of-children-abused-and-neglected-in-state-custody/article/3613772?custom_click=pod_headline_usnational-news