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DCS to get federal oversight for failing to serve families that don t speak English
Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic
Arizona s child-welfare system is under increased federal scrutiny for failing to provide adequate translation services for families with limited English abilities.
The Department of Child Safety has entered into a voluntary resolution with federal officials, promising to take steps to improve services for families whose first language is not English. The agency will be subject to periodic reviews over the next two years by the Office of Civil Rights within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
The agreement resulted from complaints from 11 people that DCS was not providing them with Spanish translations of documents and services that parents needed to comply with the agency s family-reunification process. The civil rights office did not name the individuals, but said the complaints were submitted by Arizona s Barrio Defen ....

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