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5. Offer incentives for students to train in mental health careers.
The state sends kids to institutions in part because mental health care is hard to access. Lawmakers could encourage college students to pursue mental health careers in the state.
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4. Expand and fully fund the state’s Healthy Grandfamilies program, which offers training and support for grandfamilies dealing with concerns they failed at parenting and stressors that come with raising a hurting child.
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3. Make kinship families — relatives or people with relationships to kids who’ve been removed from their parents — eligible more quickly for foster care subsidies. Many kids are dropped off with them without notice and without immediate support.
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2. Make CPS workers responsible for fewer cases. Currently, CPS workers are supposed to be assigned a maximum of 10 cases. Fewer cases would allow them to spend more time on investigations and connect families with assistance.
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1. Funding to hire more CPS workers. For years, the state hasn’t employed enough workers to perform the mandated monthly visits to ensure kids are safe and supported.
Gov. Morrisey asked for more money — but it’s less than a third of what is needed.
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