NM Protective Services: "Too Many Chiefs"

KOB - TV - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The state agency charged with investigating child abuse allegations is top-heaving, and caseworkers are carrying "dangerously high" caseloads. That's the conclusion of an audit presented to lawmakers on Wednesday.The audit from the State Legislative Finance Committee recommends that the Protective Services Division of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department shift some supervisors into front-line caseworker positions. Caseworkers are the first people to contact a child and a family when abuse is alleged. Read full story here: News New Mexico

NM Protective Services: "Too Many Chiefs"