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North Carolina lawmakers just passed a sweeping, unanimous bill called the Dominique Moody Safety Act — a direct response to the tragic death of a six-year-old girl whose case exposed deep flaws in the state’s child protection system. The legislation creates a statewide team to review high-risk cases, boosts social worker training, and introduces a public dashboard to track system performance — including near-fatalities and case response times — to prevent future tragedies. Named after Dominique Moody, who suffered years of abuse and neglect despite multiple 911 calls and social service interventions, the bill establishes a dedicated Child Welfare Case Escalation Team to identify and act on recurring warning signs. Now heading to the Senate, this landmark law aims to transform child welfare through accountability, coordination, and transparency.

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