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Federal reimbursement for preventive services aims to reduce foster care numbers
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Richard Highsmith, Georgia special assistant attorney general to Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns and Union counties, discusses the impact of the new Family First Prevention Services Act, a federal law that seeks to provide more preventative resources and services to keep children from entering the foster care system, during a meeting of Hall County "stakeholders" on Friday, Oct. 5. - photo by Joshua Silavent
A lot remains to be determined about how a new federal law aimed at preventing children from being placed in foster homes will actually work, but local stakeholders got a taste of what to expect at a meeting Friday, Oct. 5, at the Hall County Government Center.