UPDATED: Report on Kern's Child Welfare Services finds no systemic failures but calls for improvements

A third-party review prompted by the horrific death of a young Bakersfield girl last year has determined Kern County's child protective services division requires procedural improvements and greater investment, even as the evaluation found "no substantial systemic failures." Path to Full Story on The Bakersfield Californian

Posted: Friday Jul-24-2026 6:50 PM

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