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Boost in child services staff eases statewide case backlog
Overtime mandated for caseworkers to whittle down load
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More cases are being reported to Child Protective Services, but the number of cases with overdue investigations is dwindling both statewide and in Hall County. Hall County has an estimated 101 overdue cases, down from 187 in the first week of July. Statewide, there were 3,300 overdue at that time, which has been reduced to 2,451 since mandatory overtime for caseworkers went into effect July 1.