Report on the death of Marchella Pierce & NYC Administration for Children’s Services

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and City Council General Welfare Chair Annabel Palma are pleased to release the following report of the Children’s Services Planning Group (The Planning Group). The Planning Group was formed in November 2010 by ACS and the Public Advocate following the death of Marchella Pierce in September 2010, and a hearing held by the City Council’s General Welfare Committee on October 5, 2010.

The Planning Group thoroughly examined the work of ACS, as well as available services for medically fragile children, to identify how to strengthen accountability and better protect at-risk children.  The report details the Planning Group's extensive review of ACS policies, practices and case analyses, provides input on steps that ACS was implementing, and makes a series of recommendations for improvements at ACS. Public Advocate de Blasio Report with ACS on Death of Marchella Pierce