State to take over Bertie County child welfare services

State takes control of Bertie County Child Welfare Services after fatality

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will temporarily assume leadership of child welfare services at the Bertie County Department of Social Services (BCDSS) beginning Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, according to an NCDHHS press release. This is the fifth time in state history that NCDHHS has taken over a county social services department — and the first time any county DSS has been taken over twice. State officials said in …

State to take over Bertie County child welfare services

It is the second time the state has assumed leadership of Bertie County's Department of Social Services, and only the fifth time it has done so anywhere.

NCDHHS takes over Bertie CPS - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald

WINDSOR – For the second time since 2022, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has stepped in at Bertie County’s Department of Social Services (DSS). According to the announcement by NCDHHS, the temporary takeover of the department’s child welfare services began on Friday, August 15. NCDHHS said they began a review of child welfare services in Bertie County in December 2024 after learning about the fatality of a ch…