➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
NY: New tech for NYC child welfare investigators to alert police in dangerous situations
New York Daily News – May 16, 2017
The city’s beleaguered child-welfare agency plans to equip its front-line workers with high-tech devices that can alert the police if they’re in danger during investigations. Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner David Hansell announced the initiative at a City Council budget hearing Monday, stating that he wants to protect his agency’s 2,200 workers who perform checks on families around the city.
Also: NYC Children’s Services Gets New Tech to Respond Faster to Incidents (Includes video): http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/05/15/administration-for-childrens-services-tech-upgrade.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/phone-tech-nyc-child-welfare-workers-alerting-cops-article-1.3168879