Unregistereed t1_jdci81j wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:42 PM

I’m a social worker in a hospital and my understanding were these situations lacking court order had to be an imminent risk (ie, kid is being trafficked and it’s learned on a weekend but no one wants to wait until Monday because who knows where the kid will be then). If what is being reported is true, this is utterly horrifying. Also, DCF is wildly under-funded and under-resourced, so naturally, they are looking for short cuts. With better funding and support to do what they’re supposed to do, I suspect things like this wouldn’t happen. I hope the kid and family are ok.

scottieducati t1_jdcmnk7 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:17 PM

That may have been the intent of allowing these moves/actions but as usual, they’re abusing the fuck out of it. Fucking pathetic.

Unregistereed t1_jdcploc wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:39 PM

It’s awful. And the people who work at DCF are, on the whole, not bad people (of course there are always exceptions). On the whole, I believe the individuals in the DCF system want to do just the opposite of what they’re doing (protect human rights, maintain safety for children and families). The system is broken and doesn’t have the tools to function the way it should and that’s a real shame with horrifying outcomes. But I don’t think that most people who work at DCF desire to be manipulative and harmful.