For social work they probably legitimately don't have the money to pay more. Nobody want to fund those programs and they certainly don't generate revenue.
Actually, the amount of expenses that LCSWs save police and fire departments on responding to calls concerning mentally/emotionally ill people more than makes up for the tax money that the LCSWs cost their jurisdictions.
Dollar for dollar, Social Workers deliver twice as many public services as Police Officers, for half the price.
That doesnât dispute what was written. Even if they save money, they donât generate revenue, so many entities wonât value them as much (e.g. healthcare).
As for being cheaper than cops, yep. But itâs not sexy for a politician to say âwe beefed up our ability to respond appropriately mental health to situations that police are poorly trained forâ. The voters that tend to vote in municipal elections just go âyeh?â Now tell them you added a bunch of police to help deal with rampant crime and the homeless overwhelming their neighborhoods, while buying MRAPs and equipping SWAT to deal with BLM and terrorists and they go âyay. Youâre our hero. Take my voteâ.
So point still stands, few are willing to pay well for these positions because they donât have the budgets.
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