Federal Government to Overhaul the CPS of Texas

April 9, 2016

As the number of child abuse cases are rising continually, it is expected that the federal government will step in to solve the problem by figuring out its root cause. A U.S. District judge has decided to appoint two experts to solve the problems related to the CPS that makes children vulnerable to abuse or neglect by the system. The experts would start their work soon.

Why is Federal Government Support needed?

The help of the federal government is a requirement because the number of child neglect and child abuse cases has increased substantially in the last fiscal year. About 8,000 children became vulnerable to abuse or neglect in San Antonio only.

Though CPS is trying hard to fix the situation, a federal judge has hired two experts to provide a solution as well. It is estimated that the experts would recommend hiring more caseworkers and examining the foster group homes in a better manner so that all the kids get the attention and care they deserve.

Experts Speak

The CEO and President of Child Advocates San Antonio, Mr. Rick Cooke also gave his opinion on the matter. He admitted that the Foster system of Texas is wrecked. He stated that there are more than 5,000 kids in the foster care system of Bexar County right now and over 2,000 of them are in long-term foster care.

He also added that they are branching out, adding more team members and investing money to make sure that the kids stuck in long term-foster care obtain adequate support. He also revealed that there are over 66,000 kids in the foster system in Texas State.

The Judgment

The plight of the foster care system was highlighted by Janis Jack who is a U.S. District Judge in December last year. He stated that the foster system needs help. It’s putting many kids at the risk of neglect and abuse as the number of caseloads is quite high. The matter came to his attention when a lawsuit involving about 12,000 children was presented.

Jack revived his efforts to help the foster system by appointing two special masters last week. The experts would study the current system and provide a few recommendations for change. The recommendations are expected to be implemented as soon as possible. It is forecasted that these federal government experts would begin the work from April 1, 2016.