Oklahoma Child Welfare Task Force Recommendations
On September 25, 2023, the State of Oklahoma published these recommendations from the state's Child Welfare Task Force. The Task Force ,formed by Governor Kevin Stitt in Executive Order (2023-01), offers recommendations for success in the following areas of focus outlined in the executive order:
Further reduce the time to permanency in the foster care system.
Further reduce the number of re-entries to foster care after discharge to permanency
Identify risk factors that lead to the removal of children from their biological parents’ home
Identify and propose areas of support for biological parents . . .