ACS Commissioner Meets With Latino Groups To Address Child Welfare Concerns in New York City

“The man in charge of directing the city’s efforts to save children from child abuse meets with a constituency that claims not enough is being done to save their children. As NY1’s Rebecca Spitz reports, they say it’s a matter of language and culture.

It’s been less than three months since Nixzmary Brown died, allegedly at the hands of her mother and stepfather, and her story is never far from John Mattingly’s mind. The Commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services met with representatives of the Latino community Tuesday for the first time since the 7-year old’s tragic death. “

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