LA County faces backlogs in abuse investigations (Los Angeles: move, office)

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Los Angeles County officials are putting plans in place to remove Trish Ploehn as the director of their embattled Department of Children and Family Services, according to high-level officials familiar with the matter.

News that her departure may be imminent comes as top county leaders have acknowledged the department is in crisis, with a massive backlog of open investigations into child-abuse allegations and a history of mistakes in the oversight of abused and neglected children that sometimes contributed to their injuries or deaths.

Last month, Fujioka’s office issued a report to supervisors that said a persistent backlog of child-abuse investigations in Los Angeles County has led to a "crisis," with four in 10 open inquiries stretched beyond the state's two-month deadline. The Times reported Friday on those findings, which were publicly released this week.

Embattled head of L.A. County's child welfare office may be on the way out, sources say | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times