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Cuts to Social Services Will Hurt Families, the Elderly
from The Chicago Tribune
Severe cuts will have serious adverse consequences not only to social workers who are most needed now, but to children, families (including veterans and their families) as well as an elder population who sometimes are caregivers themselves. Social workers are a primary resource for people who suffer from mental illness or addiction, families who need emotional or financial support, or children who need improved educational environments and communities to break the cycle of poverty. Slashing budgets to human services at a time of economic crisis is not effective public policy. More

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