Member, California Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care
Publisher and Executive Director at LA Youth, the teen-written newspaper, and member of the California Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care
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Donna Myrow
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FROM Donna Myrow
Which Way, L.A.?
Latest Crisis at Department of Children and Family Services The Los Angeles Times reports that Trish Ploehn, LA County’s Director of Children and Family Services , is likely to lose her job, probably to be reassigned. This comes after months of horror stories, including some involving children who’ve suffered abuse and even died while under the radar of Ploehn’s department.
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