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County child‑welfare staff say only one respite bed is available; contract cost seen as cheaper than overtime
Summary
Child Protective Services staff told the committee the county now contracts one respite bed through Cayuga Centers and said contracting is less expensive than repeatedly paying overtime for 24‑hour supervision.
At the Sept. 3 Housing and Economic Development Committee meeting, Child Protective Services supervisor Jen Brown described a long‑standing decline in contracted respite and nonsecure detention beds and said the county currently maintains a single respite bed through Cayuga Centers.
Brown said the respite bed is used for crisis situations such as severe parent‑child conflict or when a foster placement cannot be arranged immediately. "We…
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