In March 2013, New York City child welfare agency put a Staten
Island group home for troubled youngsters on notice. The home for
children who had been convicted of minor crimes had become the scene of repeated
violence and vandalism. Often children at the home would simply run off for
days or longer.
The agency that
March placed the home on heightened monitoring status an arrangement where a
homes administrators must provide and execute a plan to improve staff training,
tighten security, and engage in frequent face-to-face meetings with child
welfare officials.