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Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
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Instead, the state's child protective services agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), ordered the parents to leave the hospital and placed the baby in foster care.
John Kight, chairman of an organization that provided mental health workers to assist FLDS children and mothers from the YFZ Ranch recounted to the Texas governor's office that DFPS' Child Protective Services had seemed out of control at the temporary shelters, describing "how abusive CPS was and how they've trampled all over their rights."
Texas parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson are demanding the return of their newborn baby after she was taken by child protective services in Dallas last month following a home birth.
Child endangerment is the act of placing a child in a situation that neglects their health or life. [27] Child endangerment can cause many negative physical and mental effects. This can stem from abusive parental care, child neglect, and a multitude of other reasons.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (PDF/details) as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection; Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect in Federal Law Archived May 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 67 - Full text
Police in Adams County received a 911 call around 9:20 am Wednesday ... 33, were arrested that night and charged with felony child abuse. ... Xion is now in Child Protective Services’ care and ...