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The Donlins were reported to Iowa Child Protective Services for child abuse, thrusting them into an eight-month fight for custody of their sons. Emily, 31, maintains there was a mistake, saying ...
Iowa's assistant attorney general for health and human services wrote to Iowa's four U.S. representatives and two U.S. senators on June 28, the same day Watchdog first reported on a guardian's ...
Laura Hansen retired after more than three decades as a social worker with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services/Child Protective Assessments Unit in Polk County. She resides in Des Moines.
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.
In the United States, a mandated reporter is a person who is required by law to report to Child Protective Services (CPS) or Adult Protective Services if they know or suspect a child or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of being abused or neglected or they may be subject to civil and criminal penalties for failing to report.
The Iowa Board of Social Welfare was founded in 1937 by the Iowa General Assembly. In 1967, it was merged with the Iowa Board of Control and Iowa Board of Parole to form the Iowa Department of Social Services. It was renamed the Iowa Department of Human Services in 1987. [1]
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.
On its website, the Iowa Division of Labor, the state agency responsible for enforcing Iowa's child labor laws, lists the state law changes that went into effect July 1, 2023, regarding the hours ...