The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services contracted with an independent consulting firm to conduct a postal mail survey of home-based parents and caregivers (foster, adoptive and relative) as well as families who have had some involvement with Georgia's child welfare system.
The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) held a well-attended Statewide Forum for stakeholders and staff on December 19, 2006, at the Capitol Education Center in Atlanta. The forum was the culmination of a series of 13 regional community forums held during the previous month to share information with and seek input from child welfare system stakeholders.
This presentation is a report on how Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services operates in the best interest of children according to its values. It provides data and analysis on the challenges the agency has faced in recent years and steps taken to address those challenges. As well, there are charts and diagrams that identify quantitative measures of progress and standards in child welfare services. (Microsoft PowerPoint format, 4.28 MB)
The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services contracted with an independent consulting firm to conduct an online survey to stakeholders of child protection services such as representatives of child advocacy, law enforcement and legal system, as well as child service providers, community agencies, caregivers, youth and family members who have had some involvement with Georgia's child welfare system.