More than 433,000 families, or one in every five Israeli households, received treatment from social welfare services in 2009, marking a dramatic increase over the past decade in the number of people needing help for a wide range of debilitating social problems, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Services reported Tuesday.
Even though caseloads have nearly doubled in the last ten years, resources and employment conditions for those at the forefront of dealing with issues such as children at risk, domestic violence, poverty and struggling minority populations have not been adjusted accordingly, said Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog, effectively launching a battle with the treasury to improve work conditions for thousands of social workers.
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1 in 5 Israeli families turned to social services in 2009
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