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Section 3: Report of Findings

IX. Economy, Employment & Welfare

Table EW-10: Drug and Alcohol Use Related to Foster Care Placement, Cortland County 2002

 

Reason for Placement
Abuse/Neglect
Juvenile Delinquent/PINS*
# of children in care (3/31/02)
52
50
# of placements involving drug and alcohol use of parent and/or child
22
41
% of placements involving drug and alcohol abuse
42%
82%

*Persons in Need of Supervision

Source: Correspondence from Local Department of Social Services, 3/27/02

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org