Monroe County officials: Drugs increase child services cases
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Monroe County officials said drug addiction has driven the rise of child abuse and neglect cases in the area.
There were 280 cases in Monroe County involving 430 children in need of services. That’s the largest caseload within the department’s Region 13, the Herald-Times (http://bit.ly/2gdBKqE) reported.
Monroe County Court Appointed Special Advocates executive director Kristin Bishay said there isn’t data to illustrate the cause behind the case increase, but she believes there is a connection to drug abuse.