OPINION: Instead of trying to build a new County Jail on a toxic site, the Budish administration needs to engage now in addressing a crisis that’s already harmed some kids and is putting other children at unacceptable risk while they are in county custody
The Jane Edna Hunter Social Services Center, 3955 Euclid Ave., is headquarters for Cuyahoga County's Children and Family Services offices. It also where many children in custody call home, when the county is unable to find them other placements.
Why the public silence by County Executive Armond Budish? Where are the clear, transparent solutions and plan for how the county proposed to address unacceptably housing hard-to-place kids in a county office building ill-equipped for that role? By some accounts, this has been going on for years, but has been made exponentially worse by a nationwide shortage of placement options.
Budish earlier pledged $1 million from the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to help resolve some of these issues. But if some providers are demanding $5 million to $10 million while reserving the right to refuse unruly kids, that would be but a drop in the ocean.
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