Pushing probes on parents hurts familiesManhattan: Re “Child welfare responses for kids in need” (op-ed, July 6): NYC Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner Rebecca Jones Gaston is right that reducing unwarranted reports of child abuse and neglect must be a priority, and she names a key reason: Too many reports stem from poverty, not danger. In 2025, New York investigated 130,407 Child Protective Services reports alleging “neglect or deprivation of necessities” (alleged in 95% of all reports), but only about one in five were substantiated. When a family simply needs food or housing, an investigation helps no one and may...
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