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ChildFirst Solution Increases Efficiency for HHS and CPS Caseworkers

  The teams of professionals at Health and Human Services (HHS) and Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies juggle heavy workloads. Their critical casework is weighed down with the mountain of paperwork required for each case—up to 400 reports and 2,500 pages per child. With the rigorous demands for a caseworker’s time, details can be missed. …

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Child Abuse Prevention is a Team Effort

Throughout the year, there are so many special days, weeks and months that are dedicated to recognizing important individuals, groups and causes. One such month is happening now. April is “Child Abuse Prevention Month.” But, in my opinion, child abuse prevention shouldn’t need its own month. Instead, child abuse prevention should be a way of …

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Child Protective Services: Paperwork Burdens are a Reality

  HHS and CPS caseworkers need relief from paperwork.   Every job requires paperwork, but professionals who work for Health and Human Services (HHS) and Child and Protective Services (CPS) spend too much of their time completing and filing forms and reports. It is extremely difficult to find the time to work with the children and …

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The Challenges CPS Caseworkers Face Everyday

Background Child Protective Services (CPS) caseworkers can juggle up to an average of 68 cases at any given time, and the national standard recommends no more than 12 active cases for initial assessment, and 17 ongoing cases. Caseloads have increased because domestic violence impacting children has reached epidemic proportions. Child abuse is reported every ten seconds, in the United States, affecting …

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