“Now there is a focus on emergency situations, which encourages less time spent investigating each case.”
. Even in cases where children were on the brink of leaving foster care when the virus came, progress largely stalled out.”
Low-income families are over-represented in the child welfare system. For these parents, who do not have a wide array of resources to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, the loss of their children only compounds their anxiety. “It feels scary for parents when courts close down reunification but keep open removals,” said Jeanette Vega, training director at Rise, an advocacy and support organization for parents affected by the child welfare system. “That is a fear that becomes overwhelming.
The court closures have also created safety issues for domestic violence survivors who need to renegotiate custody and visitation agreements that are now difficult if not impossible to abide by.
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