Georgia agencies that deal with foster care and family reunification are concerned that the coronavirus pandemic is already putting a strain on the state’s child welfare system.
As schools close and Georgia social workers have cut back on in-person visits, there are now fewer touchpoints with children considered at risk of abuse or neglect.
Bethany Christian Services, a nonprofit foster and adoption center with 36 branches in the U.S., is also bracing for an influx of children into the system becoming gridlocked.
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