SA Department for Child Protection case notes system crashing, putting children at risk, PSA says

South Australia's Department for Child Protection has been the subject of multiple reviews and a royal commission. (ABC News: Eugene Boisvert)

South Australian child protection staff say vulnerable children may be at greater risk because the case-management system they are using keeps crashing.

The Public Service Association (PSA) said it received numerous complaints from Department for Child Protection (DCP) staff saying the Connected Client and Case Management System, known as "C3MS", was not working.