Daughter works for Social Services as a case worker. (Not in CO) Can confirm, they are underpaid, overworked and unsupported. They should carry a max of 12 cases each, she is carrying 20-30 at any given time. They have had kids living in firehouses, and even in their offices, because of a shortage of foster homes and group homes. One of her kids was stuck in the hospital not because he was sick, but because there was no place for him to go. She caught endless shit from the docs and nurses there. They could easily make more money (lots more) doing almost anything else, and only do this to protect the kids. There are lots of folks to shit on about this kind of situation, but the social workers are absolutely not on the list.
Boy stuck for weeks at Colorado hospital after dad abandons him and social services too busy to help
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