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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.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [4] [5] As of June 2019, Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services. [6]
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency of Georgia, United States, headquartered in Avondale Estates, near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta. [1] [2] The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.
North Carolina has a county-administered social service system, meaning that counties largely control child welfare services. The state provides guidance and is supposed to conduct monthly reviews.
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.
The DeKalb County District Attorney is responsible for overseeing the prosecution of felony offenses filed in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, (Georgia) including: murder, drug and sex offenses, child and elder abuse, theft, and corruption.
Gov. Roy Cooper, DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley, Mecklenburg County and others failed to fix a broken system, the lawsuit says. Inept NC child protective system puts vulnerable kids in danger ...
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Stone Mountain and in the Atlanta metropolitan area. [2] DCSD operates public schools in areas of DeKalb County that are not within the city limits of Atlanta and Decatur.