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Infant/Child Overdose Deaths

By Abigail Rich, LCSW
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Over the past decade, infant and child deaths related to synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, have been on the rise. Many times, these children are either active with child welfare at the time of their…

Foster Care & Child Services Investigations

By Abigail Rich, LCSW
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In this article, Abigail Rich, LCSW, provides an overview of the process by which children are placed, reunified and/or removed from unsafe living environments into safe housing alternatives by social…

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program Investigations

By Abigail Rich, LCSW
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In this article, Social Work Expert, Abigail Rich reviews the standards of care that apply to residential substance abuse treatment facilities. Litigation involving residential substance abuse…

Responsibilities of Child Protective Services Workers

By Abigail Rich, LCSW
Expert Article

Social workers play an integral part in protecting and ensuring the safety and well-being of children, and are embedded into a variety of agencies like hospitals, schools, mental health, and social…

Child Welfare Cases

By Abigail Rich, LCSW
Expert Overview

This article discusses the forensic process for determining if child services failed to protect children. Social Work expert Abigail Rich has investigated a variety of cases where children have…