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Social Services Law. Website. ocfs.ny.gov. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an agency of the New York state government within the Department of Family Assistance. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The office has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer. [ 3 ]
The New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) is a New York City government agency that prosecutes parents, caregivers, and juveniles in child protective service and delinquency proceedings in New York City. ACS has been the subject of numerous civil rights lawsuits involving the wrongful removals and deaths of children as well ...
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency. [1] It is sometimes called the Gerry Society[2] after one of its co-founders, Elbridge Thomas Gerry. It is commonly seen as having played a key role in the development of children's ...
Child protective services (CPS) is the name of an agency responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect.Some countries and US states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as department of children and family services (DCFS).
Mary Ellen Wilson. Mary Ellen Wilson (March 1864 – October 30, 1956), also called Mary Ellen McCormack, was an American victim of child abuse whose case led to the creation of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the first child protection agency in the world. [ 1 ] At the age of eight, she was severely abused by ...
In 1974, the United States Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which provides funds to states for development of Child Protective Services (CPS) and hotlines to prevent serious injuries to children. These laws and the media and advocacy coverage and research brought about a gradual change in societal ...
The Division of Child Protection and Permanency is New Jersey 's child protection agency. It is part of the Department of Children and Families. From 1996 through 2012, it was called Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) [DYE-fuss]. [1] Before 1996 It was called Child Protection Services.
The HHS referred the case to New York's Child Protective Services, which on November 7 found no merit to the complaint. The HHS also obtained copies of the infant's medical records for her first week of life, which were reviewed by Koop, who stated that he did not see anything in the record that would exclude the child from surgery. [5]