ACS's Response to How They Handle Cases of Abuse and Neglect

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 11, 2017

Over the summer, the New Yorker and the New York Times separately looked into when and why the Administration for Children's Services removes children from homes in NYC. It's an issue, we looked into earlier this week. 

David Hansell, Commissioner of ACS, discusses the ACS new reform-focused agenda, including training caseworkers to recognize "implicit bias," which might lead them unconsciously to treat some families different than others. He'll also discuss what has happened with reporting issues of neglect and/or abuse and the responses in the aftermath of the death of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins in 2016. 

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