Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh said he believes a lack of clearly defined standards and child abuse reporting guidelines for city social workers means children in Philadelphia are too easily ripped away from their families.

Oh recently put forth a resolution in city council calling for hearings examining whether the Philadelphia Department of Human Services should implement “objective guidelines and uniform reporting standards” for social workers to rely on when they suspect a child is being abused.

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