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Who You Gonna Call - Virginia's Multi-Year Effort to Create a Children's Ombudsman Office
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Goemann, Melissa |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | If your home was overrun with spirits in the movie Ghostbusters, it was easy to know who to call-Ghostbusters! But for a child or parent to navigate through the maze of Virginia bureaucracies to figure out whom to call when questions or concerns arise about a child in state care can be difficult, if not impossible. A desire to simplify that process formed the impetus for recent Virginia legislation to establish a children's ombudsman office. Indeed, the ombudsman legislation would elevate the ombudsman beyond the role of simply "ghostbusting," or handling each complaint in a vacuum.1 It would also require the ombudsman to analyze these complaints along with other data, and to make recommendations to the agencies for systemic improvements. 2 Finally, the ombudsman would shed light on the workings of the child-serving agencies by submitting annual reports to the General Assembly detailing the complaints handled each year and making recommendations for improvements. 3 |
| Starting Page | 169 |
| Ending Page | 174 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=pilr |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1134&context=jolpi |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
