This Week’s Links (weekly)
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Child abuse, neglect reports usually spike at back-to-school time
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Violating child abuse reporting law rarely results in punishment
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This is a really great idea – “Indianapolis wanted a better way to combat drug addiction and mental illness. So the city created its first Mobile Crisis Assistance Teams, consisting of a police officer, paramedic and clinician, to connect offenders to services.” But, as the article points out, the challenge is making sure those services…
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Link – Opioid epidemic linked to childhood emotional abuse: Study
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Links I’m Sharing (weekly)
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