Q&A
Council member inquires about CARES programs offered to impacted parents
2:59:46
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45 sec
Council Member Althea V. Stevens asks impacted parents if they were offered any CARES programs or services before their children were removed. Ericka Brewington responds, sharing her experience with the investigation process.
- Ericka Brewington was offered services but felt pressured to choose between a case or investigation
- Brewington highlights discrepancies between what was told and actual practice
- The council member notes hearing similar discrepancies from others
Althea V. Stevens
2:59:46
I'm smart.
2:59:47
Thank you.
2:59:48
I just have a a a quick question to the parents, the impacted parents that are on the panel, and especially because this hearing is about primitive services and just trying to see, were you any of you offered any of the CARES programs or services that they kinda talked about today, before the removal of your your children?
Ericka Brewington
3:00:10
Yes.
3:00:10
But, if I, if I denied it, I can't speak for this young lady and that young lady, but me, it was either case or investigation.
3:00:18
There was no in between.
3:00:20
And I wasn't told it was a 7 day investigation.
3:00:24
I was told it was a 30 day investigation.
3:00:26
So what was the I mean, a 30 days with Keah.
3:00:28
It's the same as an investigation, so I chose the investigation.
