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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.
Additionally, the MDHHS oversees Michigan's child and adult protective services, foster care, adoptions, juvenile justice, domestic violence, and child support programs. The MDHHS also licenses adult foster care, child day care and child welfare facilities. [3]
Provincial or state governments' child protection [58] legislation empowers the government department or agency to provide services in the area and to intervene in families where child abuse or other problems are suspected. The agency that manages these services has various names in different provinces and states, e.g., Department of Children's ...
The Child Protective Legal Representation Task Force was convened in 2023 to help overhaul the part of the judicial system that can result in family separation and the placement of juveniles in ...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, which administers the state’s child welfare program, attributed the order to the “tremendous progress” the department had made in ...
The Michigan Children's Protection Registry Act, (Michigan Compiled Laws 752.1061) was approved and became effective on July 21, 2004. [7]The legislation is virtually identical to the Utah Child Protection Registry Act, in that it establishes a registry of child contact points [8] and prohibits the sending of a message to a contact point contained on the registry "if the primary purpose of the ...
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 ...
In South Dakota, the state contracts with five tribes to disburse federal dollars for child welfare services. The dollars, known as Title IV-E funds, help cover staffing and operating costs at the ...