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==Child welfare services==
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"Child welfare" is used to describe a set of government services designed to protect children and encourage [[family]] stability.  These typically include investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect ("[[child protective services]]"), [[foster care]], [[adoption]] services, and services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact ("prevention services" or "family preservation services").
In the United States, the term "child welfare" is used to describe a set of government services designed to protect children and encourage [[family]] stability.  These typically include investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect ("[[child protective services]]"), [[foster care]], [[adoption]] services, and services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact ("prevention services" or "family preservation services"). Though the federal government sets rules which all U.S. states must follow and provides significant funding, the states themselves have primary responsibility for establishing and operating their child welfare systems.
 
  
 
Most children who come to the attention of child welfare [[social worker]]s do so because of any of the following situations, which are often collectively termed '''child maltreatment''' or [[child abuse]]:
 
Most children who come to the attention of child welfare [[social worker]]s do so because of any of the following situations, which are often collectively termed '''child maltreatment''' or [[child abuse]]:
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* Physical abuse
 
* Physical abuse
  
The Federal government's Administration for Children and Families reports that in 2004, approximately 3.5 million children were involved in investigations of alleged abuse or neglect, and an estimated 872,000 children were determined to have been abused or neglected.  An estimated 1,490 children died that year because of abuse or neglect. As of September 30, 2004, there were 517,000 children in the United States in foster care.
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==History==
 
 
==Historical origins==
 
 
The concept of a state sanctioned child welfare system dates back to [[Plato]]'s [[The Republic (dialogue)|Republic]]. Plato theorized that the interests of the child could be served by removing children from the care of their parents and placing them into state custody. To prevent an uprising from dispossessed parents:  
 
The concept of a state sanctioned child welfare system dates back to [[Plato]]'s [[The Republic (dialogue)|Republic]]. Plato theorized that the interests of the child could be served by removing children from the care of their parents and placing them into state custody. To prevent an uprising from dispossessed parents:  
  
 
"We shall have to invent some ingenious kind of lots which the less worthy may draw on each occasion of our bringing them together, and then they will accuse their own ill-luck and not the rulers." [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/xpla5.htm]
 
"We shall have to invent some ingenious kind of lots which the less worthy may draw on each occasion of our bringing them together, and then they will accuse their own ill-luck and not the rulers." [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/xpla5.htm]
  
==International comparisons==
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In 1655, in what is now the United States, there were criminal court cases involving child abuse.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), p. 231.</ref> In 1692, states and municipalities identified care for abused and neglected children as the responsibility of local government and private institutions.<ref>''Ibid.'', pp. 230-1.</ref> In 1696, England first used the legal principle of ''[[parens patriae]],'' which gave the royal crown care of "charities, infants, idiots, and lunatics returned to the chancery." This principal of ''parens patriae'' has been identified as the statutory basis for U.S. governmental intervention in families' child rearing practices.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 230.</ref>  
===United States===
 
In the U.S., the federal government provides some broad definitions for abuse and neglect and individual states develop their own guidelines for defining and responding to allegations of abuse/neglect. Most states recognize and define physical and sexual abuse and neglect. Many states also recognize emotional, medical, and educational neglect.  The [[Adoption and Safe Families Act]], passed in 1997, specifies that states must provide for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children who have been found to be abused or neglected. The Adoption and Safe Families Act [[ASFA]] requires concurrent planning in all instances in which a child is removed from a home because of maltreatmentIt also requires that a permanent placement be made or planned within fifteen months of removal. In addition, in the U.S. child welfare system, when a child is freed for adoption, there are incentives to encourage families to adopt the child. For example, subsidies are provided until the child is eighteen in certain circumstances, such as an older child, special needs child, etcThe subsidy rate varies, depending on the needs of the child.
 
  
===Canada===
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In 1825, states enacted laws giving social-welfare agencies the right to remove neglected children from their parents and from the streets.  These children were placed in almshouses, in orphanages and with other families. In 1835, the [[Humane Society]] founded the National Federation of Child Rescue agencies to investigate child maltreatment. In the late-1800s, private child protection agencies &mdash; modeled after existing animal protection organizations &mdash; developed to investigate reports of child maltreatment, present cases in court and advocate for child welfare legislation.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), pp. 230-31; Petr (1998), p. 126.</ref>  
In Canada, the child can be made a permanent [[crown ward]] and is therefore not freed for permanent adoptive placement. Recently in Ontario, bill 210 (http://www.afterfostercare.ca/downloads.html) was passed which is supposed to make permanent placement in adoptive homes easier to accomplish. More details can be found in the Canadian section of the article on [[foster care]].
 
  
===England===
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In 1912, the federal [[United States Children's Bureau|Children's Bureau]] was established to manage federal child welfare efforts, including services related to child maltreatment.  In 1958, amendments to the [[Social Security Act]] mandated that states fund child protection efforts.<ref>Laird & Michael (2006).</ref>  In 1962, professional and media interest in child maltreatment was sparked by the publication of C. Henry Kempe and associates' "The battered child syndrome" in [[Journal of the American Medical Association|JAMA]]. By the mid-1960s, in response to public concern that resulted from this article, 49 U.S. states passed child-abuse reporting laws.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), p. 232;  Petr (1998), p. 126.</ref>  In 1974, these efforts by the states culminated in the passage of the federal "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (P.L. 93-247) providing federal funding for wide-ranging federal and state child-maltreatment research and services.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), pp. 232-3; Petr (1998), pp. 126-7.</ref>
A child in suitable cases can be made a Ward of Court and no decisions about the child or changes in its life can be made without the leave of the High Court.
 
 
 
===UK===
 
The UK has a comprehensive child welfare system under which Local Authorities have duties and responsibilities towards children in need in their area. This covers provision of advice and services, accommodation and care of children who become uncared for, and also the capacity to initiate proceedings for the removal of children from their parents care ('care proceedings'). The criteria for the latter is 'significant harm' which covers physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. In appropriate cases the Care Plan before the Court will be for adoption. The Local Authorities also run adoption services both for children put up for adoption voluntarily and those becoming available for adoption through Court proceedings. The basic legal principle in all public and private proceedings concerning children, under the Children's Act 1989, is that the welfare of the child is paramount. In recognition of attachment issues, social work good practice requires a minimal number of moves and the Children's Act 1989 enshrines the principle that delay is inimical to a child's welfare. Care proceedings have a time frame of 40 weeks and concurrent planning is required. The final Care Plan put forward by the Local Authority is required to provide a plan for permanence, whether with parents, family members, long-term foster parents or adopters. Nevertheless, 'drift' and multiple placements still occur as many older children are difficult to place or maintain in placements.
 
 
 
===New Zealand===
 
In New Zealand, where 15% of children are born 'at risk' children are protected from "witnessing [[domestic violence|adult violence]]." The NZ authorities note: "children will not openly disclose that they are being traumatised." [http://www.cps.org.nz/page/cps_5.php]
 
  
 
==Effects of early maltreatment on children in child welfare==  
 
==Effects of early maltreatment on children in child welfare==  
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===Functions===
 
===Functions===
 
 
CPS agencies generally perform a series of functions that can be identified as follows:
 
CPS agencies generally perform a series of functions that can be identified as follows:
 
#'''Intake:''' Receive reports of child maltreatment allegations.  In most states, everyone is a ''mandatory'' reporter, with the following exceptions: attorneys representing clients on child-maltreatment criminal charges; and, substance-abuse treatment providers.
 
#'''Intake:''' Receive reports of child maltreatment allegations.  In most states, everyone is a ''mandatory'' reporter, with the following exceptions: attorneys representing clients on child-maltreatment criminal charges; and, substance-abuse treatment providers.
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*Appeal processes, if any.
 
*Appeal processes, if any.
 
*CPS-related court processes.
 
*CPS-related court processes.
 
===History===
 
 
In 1655, in what is now the United States, there were criminal court cases involving child abuse.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), p. 231.</ref>  In 1692, states and municipalities identified care for abused and neglected children as the responsibility of local government and private institutions.<ref>''Ibid.'', pp. 230-1.</ref> In 1696, England first used the legal principle of ''[[parens patriae]],'' which gave the royal crown care of "charities, infants, idiots, and lunatics returned to the chancery."  This principal of ''parens patriae'' has been identified as the statutory basis for U.S. governmental intervention in families' child rearing practices.<ref>''Ibid.'', p. 230.</ref> 
 
 
In 1825, states enacted laws giving social-welfare agencies the right to remove neglected children from their parents and from the streets.  These children were placed in almshouses, in orphanages and with other families. In 1835, the [[Humane Society]] founded the National Federation of Child Rescue agencies to investigate child maltreatment. In the late-1800s, private child protection agencies &mdash; modeled after existing animal protection organizations &mdash; developed to investigate reports of child maltreatment, present cases in court and advocate for child welfare legislation.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), pp. 230-31; Petr (1998), p. 126.</ref> 
 
 
In 1912, the federal [[United States Children's Bureau|Children's Bureau]] was established to manage federal child welfare efforts, including services related to child maltreatment.  In 1958, amendments to the [[Social Security Act]] mandated that states fund child protection efforts.<ref>Laird & Michael (2006).</ref>  In 1962, professional and media interest in child maltreatment was sparked by the publication of C. Henry Kempe and associates' "The battered child syndrome" in [[Journal of the American Medical Association|JAMA]].  By the mid-1960s, in response to public concern that resulted from this article, 49 U.S. states passed child-abuse reporting laws.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), p. 232;  Petr (1998), p. 126.</ref>  In 1974, these efforts by the states culminated in the passage of the federal "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (P.L. 93-247) providing federal funding for wide-ranging federal and state child-maltreatment research and services.<ref>Pecora ''et al.'' (1992), pp. 232-3; Petr (1998), pp. 126-7.</ref>
 
  
 
===In the public eye===
 
===In the public eye===
 
 
The CPS system has numerous detractors, including those who believe that the state forcibly removing children from their homes and families is the ultimate [[dehumanization]].
 
The CPS system has numerous detractors, including those who believe that the state forcibly removing children from their homes and families is the ultimate [[dehumanization]].
  
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Professor Ted Melhuish in his research of December 7, 2006 presents the case for additional government intervention in terms of "Rates of Return to Human Capital investment."  Citing a 1993 study of 123 young African-American children he finds early intervention ultimately contributes to greater tax revenue and also identifies possible cost savings in the areas justice, mental health and welfare.  The study concludes that every dollar invested in Child Protective Services produces a return of $7.16 [http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/documents/early_intervention/why_early_intervention.pdf Why Early Intervention?]
 
Professor Ted Melhuish in his research of December 7, 2006 presents the case for additional government intervention in terms of "Rates of Return to Human Capital investment."  Citing a 1993 study of 123 young African-American children he finds early intervention ultimately contributes to greater tax revenue and also identifies possible cost savings in the areas justice, mental health and welfare.  The study concludes that every dollar invested in Child Protective Services produces a return of $7.16 [http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/documents/early_intervention/why_early_intervention.pdf Why Early Intervention?]
 
 
 
  
 
=== Notes ===
 
=== Notes ===
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===References===
 
===References===
 
 
*Laird, David and Jennifer Michael (2006). "Budgeting Child Welfare: How will millions cut from the federal budget affect the child welfare system?" Published in: Child Welfare League of America, ''Children's Voice,''  Vol. 15, No. 4 (July/August 2006).  Available on-line at: http://www.cwla.org/voice/0607budgeting.htm.
 
*Laird, David and Jennifer Michael (2006). "Budgeting Child Welfare: How will millions cut from the federal budget affect the child welfare system?" Published in: Child Welfare League of America, ''Children's Voice,''  Vol. 15, No. 4 (July/August 2006).  Available on-line at: http://www.cwla.org/voice/0607budgeting.htm.
  

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"Child welfare" is used to describe a set of government services designed to protect children and encourage family stability. These typically include investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect ("child protective services"), foster care, adoption services, and services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact ("prevention services" or "family preservation services").

Most children who come to the attention of child welfare social workers do so because of any of the following situations, which are often collectively termed child maltreatment or child abuse:

  • Neglect (including the failure to take adequate measures to protect a child from harm)
  • Emotional abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse

History

The concept of a state sanctioned child welfare system dates back to Plato's Republic. Plato theorized that the interests of the child could be served by removing children from the care of their parents and placing them into state custody. To prevent an uprising from dispossessed parents:

"We shall have to invent some ingenious kind of lots which the less worthy may draw on each occasion of our bringing them together, and then they will accuse their own ill-luck and not the rulers." [1]

In 1655, in what is now the United States, there were criminal court cases involving child abuse.[1] In 1692, states and municipalities identified care for abused and neglected children as the responsibility of local government and private institutions.[2] In 1696, England first used the legal principle of parens patriae, which gave the royal crown care of "charities, infants, idiots, and lunatics returned to the chancery." This principal of parens patriae has been identified as the statutory basis for U.S. governmental intervention in families' child rearing practices.[3]

In 1825, states enacted laws giving social-welfare agencies the right to remove neglected children from their parents and from the streets. These children were placed in almshouses, in orphanages and with other families. In 1835, the Humane Society founded the National Federation of Child Rescue agencies to investigate child maltreatment. In the late-1800s, private child protection agencies — modeled after existing animal protection organizations — developed to investigate reports of child maltreatment, present cases in court and advocate for child welfare legislation.[4]

In 1912, the federal Children's Bureau was established to manage federal child welfare efforts, including services related to child maltreatment. In 1958, amendments to the Social Security Act mandated that states fund child protection efforts.[5] In 1962, professional and media interest in child maltreatment was sparked by the publication of C. Henry Kempe and associates' "The battered child syndrome" in JAMA. By the mid-1960s, in response to public concern that resulted from this article, 49 U.S. states passed child-abuse reporting laws.[6] In 1974, these efforts by the states culminated in the passage of the federal "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (P.L. 93-247) providing federal funding for wide-ranging federal and state child-maltreatment research and services.[7]

Effects of early maltreatment on children in child welfare

The National Adoption Center found that 52% of adoptable children (meaning those children in U.S. foster care freed for adoption) had symptoms of attachment disorder. A study by Dante Cicchetti found that 80% of abused and maltreated infants exhibited attachment disorder symtoms (disorganized subtype).[8]Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Children with histories of maltreatment, such as physical and psychological neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, are at risk of developing severe psychiatric problems.[9][10] These children are likely to develop reactive attachment disorder (RAD).[11][12] These children may be described as experiencing trauma-attachment problems. The trauma experienced is the result of abuse or neglect, inflicted by a primary caregiver, which disrupts the normal development of secure attachment. Such children are at risk of developing a disorganized attachment.[11][13][14] Disorganized attachment is associated with a number of developmental problems, including dissociative symptoms,[15] as well as depressive, anxiety, and acting-out symptoms.[16][17]

Children who have experienced such early chronic trauma often experience complex post-traumatic stress disorder and require extensive and specific treatment to address multi-dimensional problems experienced by these children.

Disproportionality & Disparity in the Child Welfare System

In the United States, data suggests that a disproportionate number of minority children, particularly African American and Native American children, enter the foster care system.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Additionally, once they enter foster care, research suggests that they are likely to remain in care longer.[18] Research has shown that there is no difference in the rate of abuse and neglect among minority populations when compared to Caucasian children that would account for the disparity.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many The Juvenile Justice system has also been challenged by disproportionate negative contact of minority children.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Because of the overlap in these systems, it is likely that this phenomenon within multiple systems may be related.

Attachment disorder

Attachment disorder refers to the failure to form normal attachments with caregivers during childhood. This can have adverse effects throughout the lifespan. Clinicians have identified several signs of attachment problems. Attachment problems can be resolved at older ages through appropriate therapeutic interventions.

Reactive attachment disorder

Reactive attachment disorder, sometimes called "RAD," is a psychiatric diagnosis (DSM-IV 313.89, ICD-10 F94.1/2). The essential feature of reactive attachment disorder is markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness in most contexts, which begins before the age of five and is associated with gross pathological care.

Child Protective Services

Child Protective Services (CPS) is the name of a governmental agency in many states in the United States that responds to child abuse and neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as "Department of Children & Family Services" (DCFS). CPS is also known by the name of "Department of Social Services" (DSS) or simply "Social Services."[19]

Functions

CPS agencies generally perform a series of functions that can be identified as follows:

  1. Intake: Receive reports of child maltreatment allegations. In most states, everyone is a mandatory reporter, with the following exceptions: attorneys representing clients on child-maltreatment criminal charges; and, substance-abuse treatment providers.
  2. Screening the Report: determine if a received report's allegations meet statutory definitions for child maltreatment. If statutory definitions are met, then the report is accepted for investigation/assessment; otherwise, it is screened out and might be forwarded to another agency.
  3. Investigation/Assessment: if a received report is accepted, then CPS "investigates" or "assesses" the allegations through contacts with the family and pertinent collateral-information providers. Home visits are usually included although different states have different restrictions regarding this.
  4. Case Decision: if the child-maltreatment allegations prove sufficiently credible and/or if the family is in need of services to prevent future maltreatment (independent of the parents/caregivers' actions), either involuntary or voluntary post-investigative services are generally provided.
  5. Treatment/Case Management: CPS case-management/treatment services are provided to a family to prevent or address child maltreatment. If the child's remaining in the home creates an imminent or significant long-term risk to the child's safety, then arrangement for the child's placement outside of the home is made either with the family's consent or through the courts. (See also, foster care.)
  6. Case Closure: if the case decision found no need for follow-up services by CPS, or if the family and/or community has addressed all risk factors that lead to the provision of CPS case-management services, or if a family's rights to a child is terminated and the child has been adopted, then the case can be closed.

Laws & Standards

Federal

U.S. federal laws that govern CPS agencies include:

  • Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
  • Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
  • Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA)
  • Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)

State & Local

Definitions: Each state must also have statutes that provide more detailed definitions of what child maltreatment means, for instance, defining terms such as:

  1. abuse, which might include:
    • physical abuse
    • sexual abuse
    • emotional abuse (not recognized by all states)
  2. neglect, which might include:
    • lack of supervision
    • failure to provide necessary medical or remedial care
    • inappropriate discipline
    • exposure to domestic violence
    • exposure to parental substance abuse
  3. alleged perpetrator, which might include:
    • parents
    • other relatives
    • other in-home adults
    • guardians, custodians, caregiver/caretaker
    • daycare staff (not all states)
    • residential treatment (e.g., group home) staff (not all states)

Activities: States must articulate how a CPS agency is to respond to alleged maltreatment including:

  • timeframes for responding to different levels of child maltreatment
  • manner in which reporters are provided follow-up information (e.g., case disposition letters)
  • confidentiality restrictions (e.g., which may differ during the investigative and case-management phases)
  • conflict-of-interest cases (e.g., a CPS agency would not investigate a report against their own staff)

Additionally, state and local CPS-related institutions will develop policies and practices that further shape communities' response to child maltreatment. Examples include:

  • Coordinating efforts between CPS, law enforcement, schools, mental health and other institutions.
  • Providing further standards for defining maltreatment, such as how does one define "inappropriate discipline."
  • Maintaining records and/or centralized databases regarding reports and families.
  • Appeal processes, if any.
  • CPS-related court processes.

In the public eye

The CPS system has numerous detractors, including those who believe that the state forcibly removing children from their homes and families is the ultimate dehumanization.

Many experts who work in the industry meanwhile believe the government fails to do enough.

Professor Ted Melhuish in his research of December 7, 2006 presents the case for additional government intervention in terms of "Rates of Return to Human Capital investment." Citing a 1993 study of 123 young African-American children he finds early intervention ultimately contributes to greater tax revenue and also identifies possible cost savings in the areas justice, mental health and welfare. The study concludes that every dollar invested in Child Protective Services produces a return of $7.16 Why Early Intervention?

Notes

  1. Pecora et al. (1992), p. 231.
  2. Ibid., pp. 230-1.
  3. Ibid., p. 230.
  4. Pecora et al. (1992), pp. 230-31; Petr (1998), p. 126.
  5. Laird & Michael (2006).
  6. Pecora et al. (1992), p. 232; Petr (1998), p. 126.
  7. Pecora et al. (1992), pp. 232-3; Petr (1998), pp. 126-7.
  8. Carlson, V., Cicchetti, D., Barnett, D., & Braunwald, K. (1995). Finding order in disorganization: Lessons from research on maltreated infants’ attachments to their caregivers. In D. Cicchetti & V. Carlson (Eds), Child Maltreatment: Theory and research on the causes and consequences of child abuse and neglect (pp. 135-157). NY: Cambridge University Press.
  9. Gauthier, L., Stollak, G., Messe, L., & Arnoff, J. (1996). Recall of childhood neglect and physical abuse as differential predictors of current psychological functioning. Child Abuse and Neglect 20, 549-559
  10. Malinosky-Rummell, R. & Hansen, D.J. (1993) Long term consequences of childhood physical abuse. Psychological Bulletin 114, 68-69
  11. 11.0 11.1 Lyons-Ruth K. & Jacobvitz, D. (1999) Attachment disorganization: unresolved loss, relational violence and lapses in behavioral and attentional strategies. In J. Cassidy & P. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of Attachment. (pp. 520-554). NY: Guilford Press
  12. Greenberg, M. (1999). Attachment and Psychopathology in Childhood. In J. Cassidy & P. Shaver (Eds.). Handbook of Attachment (pp.469-496). NY: Guilford Press
  13. Solomon, J. & George, C. (Eds.) (1999). Attachment Disorganization. NY: Guilford Press
  14. Main, M. & Hesse, E. (1990) Parents’ Unresolved Traumatic Experiences are related to infant disorganized attachment status. In M.T. Greenberg, D. Ciccehetti, & E.M. Cummings (Eds), Attachment in the Preschool Years: Theory, Research, and Intervention (pp161-184). Chicago: University of Chicago Press
  15. Carlson, E.A. (1988). A prospective longitudinal study of disorganized/disoriented attachment. Child Development 69, 1107-1128
  16. Lyons-Ruth, K. (1996). Attachment relationships among children with aggressive behavior problems: The role of disorganized early attachment patterns. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 64, 64-73
  17. Lyons-Ruth, K., Alpern, L., & Repacholi, B. (1993). Disorganized infant attachment classification and maternal psychosocial problems as predictors of hostile-aggressive behavior in the preschool classroom. Child Development 64, 572-585
  18. Wulczyn, F. Lery, B., Haight, J., (2006) Entry and Exit Disparities in the Tennessee Foster Care System. Chapin Hall Discussion Paper.
  19. Technically, CPS is usually a unit within a state's or county's DSS with the latter also including programs for assistance with Medicaid, Food Stamps, child support, public housing, Adult Protective Services, and foster care and adoptions. For examples, see the web pages for the DSS's of California, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New York's Nassau County, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia.

References
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  • Laird, David and Jennifer Michael (2006). "Budgeting Child Welfare: How will millions cut from the federal budget affect the child welfare system?" Published in: Child Welfare League of America, Children's Voice, Vol. 15, No. 4 (July/August 2006). Available on-line at: http://www.cwla.org/voice/0607budgeting.htm.
  • Pecora, Peter J., James K. Whittaker, Anthony N. Maluccio, with Richard P. Barth and Robert D. Plotnick (1992). The Child Welfare Challenge: Policy, Practice, and Research. NY:Aldine de Gruyter. ISBN 0-202-36082-2.
  • Petr, Christopher G. (1998). Social Work with Children and their Families: Pragmatic Foundations. NY:Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510607-5.

External links


  • Child Protective Services – An American Evil Part 1,2
  • Child Protection Reform: Absolute Power Corrupts ...... Absolutely [2]
  • Children Hostages In Life’s Derangement [3]


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