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Lincoln County child protection teams report reviews of deaths and call for expanded services
Summary
A county child-protection and child-fatality prevention team reported in February that it conducted monthly case reviews, identified substance misuse, domestic violence and mental-health gaps, and recommended expanded parenting education and treatment capacity; staff presented case counts and recommended service priorities.
Matt, a presenter for Lincoln County’s Child Protection and Child Fatality Prevention teams, told commissioners the teams conducted monthly reviews and reviewed deaths and child-protection caseloads during 2025. He said the local teams chose to meet monthly even though state law requires only biannual reviews, a choice the county made to maintain stronger local oversight. "These reviews are not investigative in nature," Matt said, describing them as confidential, multidisciplinary…
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