HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) In an ongoing effort to protect the Commonwealth’s abused and neglected children, the House and Senate have approved a resolution calling for a review of county Children and Youth Services, ac cording to Rep. Sheila Miller (R-129). “Sadly, cases of child abuse, sexual abuse and neglect seem to be escalating both in numbers and in level of severity,” Miller said. “These growing caseloads are placing a great deal of strain on the people who are trying to help these children.” She noted the wide range of ser vices offered through the county agencies, including services to parents and children to enable the children to remain m their homes, placement services for children who cannot live with their birth family, adoption services and any other service or care ordered by the court for children. The resolution calls on the Joint State Government Commission to form a task force to undertake a study of the children and youth services delivery system in die Commonwealth. The task force, made up of four members each of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives, must determine whe ther the system is meeting the needs of at-risk children and fami lies, and if not it must recommend ways to improve the system. “This task force will cany on the work that we in the House be gan when the Aging and Youth Committee formed a special sub- Lancaster Farming Classified Ads Now searchable on the Internet ✓ Check Out Our Web Site www.lancasterfarming.co Looking Out For At committee to review the tragic death of Maxwell Fisher in Berks County in 1996,” Miller said. “As a member of that subcommittee, I soon discovered there were many legislative changes we could make to improve the system.” For example. Gov. 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