Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Many hope 2015 is a year of reform for Los Angeles County’s troubled child welfare system.
Problems came to a head in 2013 after the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez in Palmdale. Last year, a Blue Ribbon Commission examined how the county protects its foster children, and responds to abuse claims. It declared the system in a "state of emergency," and recommended dozens of reforms.
One of those was for the county to share data between departments, and use technology to better assess risk.
Southern California Public Radio's Andrea Gardner has more about the program.
Read Andrea Gardner's full story: Can an algorithm predict child abuse? LA county child welfare officials are trying to find out