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Mitchell County foster‑care caseload falls to 26; 12 children returned home, officials say
Summary
DSS staff reported 26 children in foster care, down from 30 the prior month; staff credited reunifications, in‑home services and court processes for the declines and said the department has seven children cleared for adoption.
Sean, a Mitchell County DSS staff member, reported to the board that there are 26 children in foster care in the county, down from 30 last month, and that 12 children returned home last month.
Those numbers matter because they indicate case progress, the effect of family case plans and how much foster‑care capacity and services the county needs.
Sean said much of the decline comes from reunifications: "We had 12 kids go home, which is just a tremendous thing to to see. Hard work by the parents and hard work by our staff, getting those kids home." He added that four…
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