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The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for providing services to assist children and families and to oversee county offices handling those services. This includes child protective services, adoption and foster care services, and juvenile justice services.
Child Protective Services (CPS) is a government agency that investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervenes 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.
Christian Family Solutions was founded in 1965 as Wisconsin Lutheran Convalescent Home, a joint outgrowth of the Bethany Convalescent Home in Milwaukee and the Lutheran Children's Friend Society in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Later in 1965, the Board of Directors determined that there was a significant need for a child welfare agency within the WELS.
Out of the child abuse calls Oneida County received last year, Child Protective Services investigations led to 171 neglect/abuse petitions about 465 children in 225 families, according to the county.
In addition to the Milwaukee location, there is a second location in Neenah, Wisconsin, on the campus of ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah which serves the Appleton, Green Bay, and Oshkosh metro areas. [8] Children's Wisconsin was ranked No. 4 in the nation by Parents magazine in its March 2013 issue. [9]
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Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.