OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE For the Protection of Children

August 08, 2005 OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE For the Protection of ChildrenDuring recent years the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services ("DFCS") has come under intense scrutiny concerning inadequate and untimely responses to cases of abuse and neglect of children in Georgia. Several of these cases resulted in fatalities and eventual prosecution of either foster or natural parents. Media coverage intensified the growing concern of Georgia's citizenry and in late 1999 Georgia received national exposure in a segment of 60 Minutes that highlighted failures within the protective services system in the state. The focus of the 60 . . .