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County to pilot social workers at schools to connect families with services, reduce stigma
Summary
The committee received a DFCS proposal to locate social workers at two school sites in high-referral ZIP codes to help educators and families access resources and to assist in mandated-reporting decisions; staff aim to open the first site in August.
Department of Family and Children Services staff told the Children, Seniors and Families Committee on Feb. 27 about a proposed CANS community-based social worker pilot that would station DFCS social workers at school sites in high-referral ZIP codes to improve referrals, connect families to resources and provide training for educators on mandated reporting.
DFCS said the pilot grew from frontline social-worker input and aims to place one social worker in San…
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