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Caseworker tells court housing is primary barrier to Christopher Carter’s reunification
Summary
At a virtual juvenile-court review hearing, the department’s caseworker said lack of stable housing is the main obstacle to reunifying Christopher Carter with his children and said the department will look into deposit assistance; the court accepted the court report and directed follow-up steps including a referral for a psychological evaluation.
At a virtual juvenile-court review hearing, the department's foster care worker said housing is the primary barrier to Christopher Carter's reunification with his children and that the agency can explore assistance with a security deposit. The court received the court report and the department agreed to refer Carter for a new psychological evaluation.
The caseworker, Brenda Burgess, testified that Carter "has been compliant," is working full time and part time, has begun unsupervised visits and has met with Section 8, but "Right now, really, it's housing." Burgess said the department "could assist with, most likely, we could assist with, like, security…
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