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Posted: April 26, 2008, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Child welfare bureau complaints up 36%
Many involve families with mental illness

By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN
fthomas-lynn@journalsentinel.com
Posted: April 26, 2008

The agency charged with keeping abused and neglected children in Milwaukee County safe is failing to meet the needs of their parents with mental health issues that could put children at greater risk, according to a report by the Office of the Milwaukee Ombudsman for Child Welfare.

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Posted: June 21, 2005, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ombudsman begins child welfare review
Office opens to examine how system operates in Milwaukee County

By MARY ZAHN
mzahn@journalsentinel.com
Posted: June 21, 2005

For the first time, advocates for abused and neglected children and their families in Milwaukee County have someone outside the child welfare system to turn to for help.

Announced last year as a key piece of Gov. Jim Doyle's KidsFirst agenda, the Office of the Milwaukee Ombudsman for Child Welfare (OMOCW) opened June 13.

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