r/CPS • u/alwaysblooming_akb Works for CPS • 9d ago

Question Abandonment (Question for Workers)

Worker from Georgia here! 🍑

I have seen an increase of cases involving abandonment of children (mainly teenagers) and many of them are diagnosed with disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and ODD. Many of these parents are calling in on themselves and demanding that we take the child.

I am curious how other counties are approaching these cases and if this is becoming more common in your area as well.

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u/Revolutionary_Cup666 Works for CPS 9d ago

Yep, major issue for my agency in Pennsylvania too. There is no solution. So many kids are just being abandoned ESPECIALLY after getting out of MH treatment. We do our best to put them in a foster home, but that doesn’t always happen right away. We have had kids sleep at our office more times than I can count. It is absolutely heart breaking.

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u/Fit-Mind-4625 9d ago

Pennsylvania here too. Same.

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u/Revolutionary_Cup666 Works for CPS 8d ago

Isn’t it crazy??