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  2. Child protective services - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Child protection - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Mandatory reporting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Agencies should coordinate activities to minimize impacts upon the (possible) victim. In the US in 1985 the Children Advocacy Center model was founded, including "Multi-Discipline Teams" (law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health) to interview, treat, manage and prosecute child abuse cases. [20]

  5. Mandated reporter - Wikipedia

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    Under UK law only local authority social workers, health and social service board social workers (Northern Ireland) and police have a duty to report suspicions that a child is in need of care and protection. Local child protection guidelines and professional codes of conduct may expect other professionals, such as teachers and medical staff, to ...

  6. Minnesota's child protection system needs fixes. Legislators ...

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    Supreme Court Council on Child Protection and Maltreatment Prevention: The Legislature invited the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court to create a council of experts from a wide range of ...

  7. Child and family services - Wikipedia

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    Today, primary responsibility for child protection is vested in public child protective services (CPS) agencies, which receive, investigate, and respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. These agencies are usually linked to child welfare departments with broader responsibilities which include foster care and adoption. Usually at this point ...

  8. Division of Child Protection and Permanency - Wikipedia

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    It was one of the largest settlements in the United States for a child welfare case. [5] In 2013, a $166 million verdict was handed down against the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (now known as the Division of Child Protection and Permanency [6]) in a case concerning a 4-year-old boy beaten by his father. [7]

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