Re: Toddler thrown onto freeway
Yes, you're right, we need to think of solutions...but focusing on details of a past event is how you find where you can improve. I think the quickest solution, for both the child endagerment issue and the mental health issue is to increase communication between agencies. The longer-term solution is more funding for our agencies that deal with these issues: CPS, DHS, mental health services, etc. Scrivner's right: we should pay our social workers more, and hire more social workers so that they can effectively do their jobs. That'll take money. I believe one of the state welfare agencies asked the Legislature for an additional $1 mil to fund one follow-up visit a year after a case is closed. I think that's a good place to start...
Yes, you're right, we need to think of solutions...but focusing on details of a past event is how you find where you can improve. I think the quickest solution, for both the child endagerment issue and the mental health issue is to increase communication between agencies. The longer-term solution is more funding for our agencies that deal with these issues: CPS, DHS, mental health services, etc. Scrivner's right: we should pay our social workers more, and hire more social workers so that they can effectively do their jobs. That'll take money. I believe one of the state welfare agencies asked the Legislature for an additional $1 mil to fund one follow-up visit a year after a case is closed. I think that's a good place to start...
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