Federal audit says Arkansas mishandled reports of child abuse and neglect

‘Children who cried out for help had their pleas muffled,’ lawmaker says The Arkansas Department of Human Services building on Main Street in downtown Little Rock. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) A federal audit found Arkansas mishandled thousands of reports of child abuse and neglect, including allegations of rape and video surveillance in children’s bedrooms. 29 report from the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services surveyed 27,690 reports the Arkansas’ Division of Children and Family Services rejected and 21,268 reports it accepted between Oct.

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