New Jersey Caps Child Welfare Caseloads At 15

Under a new law signed recently by Governor Phil Murphy as part of an agreement to exit New Jersey's child welfare system from two decades of federal oversight, a statutory cap is now in place on caseloads for child welfare caseworkers with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJ DCF). This is similar to what is already in practice within the department as part of federal oversight and review, to ensure that caseloads remain low once the state has exited from federal monitoring. The law also mandates that a panel of multi-disciplinary stakeholders will have the . . .