The state’s child welfare agency is suffering from high employee turnover among caseworkers and is having trouble replacing them.
In a new report, Texas State Auditor says turnover reached 34.3 percent in some regions of the state. The audit also found that job vacancy rates hover above 15 percent.
In this interview, we speak with Texas Department Family and Protective Services spokesperson Patrick Crimmins and Ashley Harris, who spent four years at CPS before taking a job as a policy consultant at the non-profit organization Texans Care for Children.
Read the Texas State Auditor's report here: www.sao.state.tx.us/reports/report.aspx?reportnumber=13-036
