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I work in the juvenile court as a child's and parent's attorney. The two essential points that have been made that I see manifested every day come down to one reality: you get what you pay for. 1) more resources need to be invested in resources for parents to overcome their deficiencies. 2) more resources are needed to fund more caseworker positions and better training and support for caseworkers. Everyone in the system, judges, attorneys, caseworkers, etc are all overloaded. Oregon, put your money where your mouth is! Care about kids all the time, not just when they are splased across the headlines after dying in substitute care.

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