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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

Community Care

Best practice would be for the team to include a core group of staff responsible for complex case management, with a care co-ordinator assigned to each person, and an extended team who could be drawn upon for specialist support.

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A Fatal Collision: The Opioid Epidemic and the Dismantling of Child Protection Services in Washington State

Child Welfare Monitor

On August 24, 2024, the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) proudly announced in a press statement that it had reduced the number of children in out-of-home care by nearly half since 2018. Specifically, the number of children in foster care had fallen from 9,171 in 2018 to 4,971 as of August 14, 2024.