…that tenet being that people can change.
1999:
"Resources have been added to the child welfare system for the past two decades without a measurable improvement … Adding resources, staff, more training, and other resources to child welfare reform has not yet resulted in measurable improvements, a reduction in child fatalities, or increased child well-being."
--Richard Gelles, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, December 1999.
2009:
"They need more money, more workers, fewer caseloads, but by the time reports are published, everyone has moved on."
--Richard Gelles, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, Washington Post, August 25, 2009.
