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After Brewer case, Nassau revamps child welfare system

In an agency where workers say there are no easy cases, this Child Protective Services case was trickier than most: a young mother accused of abusing drugs for which she had a seemingly valid prescription.

Presented yesterday afternoon at the Nassau CPS' Case of the Week session, social workers from several local agencies attacked the issue from different angles, a new approach developed...

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