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  • Florida took thousands of kids from families, then failed to keep them safe.

    Pat Beall Daphne Chen Michael Braga Josh Salman

    October 16, 2020 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Alarmed that child-welfare officials failed too often to prevent abuse within families, Florida responded six years ago with a crackdown that reversed official policy favoring preserving families if possible. But removing far more children from their homes backfired with an overwhelmed foster-care system unable to detect more child abuse in foster homes. Children were sent to homes with foster parents who were known to pose child-abuse risks. The state failed to hire enough caseworkers and failed to address the family problems that led to the abuse in the first place.

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  • Heroin scourge: ‘Not a thing being done about it'

    Pat Beall

    November 17, 2016 |

    Palm Beach Post |

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    Response Location: United States, West Palm Beach, Florida

    The 'Heroin Epidemic' has taken many lives due to overdosing and HIV. Establishing needle exchange locations, demanding that public officials carry Narcan (a drug that reverses overdoses), treating addicts whether or not they have insurance, and collecting data are all actions that together can significantly lessen the effects of Heroin on communities.

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