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Acts of Omission : An Overview of Child Neglect
Bulletin for Professionals
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway
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| Year Published: 2001 |
Endnotes
1 Child Protective Services (CPS) agencies are the public agencies charged with responding to reports of child abuse and neglect. CPS agencies generally investigate these reports and determine that either a) abuse or neglect did occur and the report is "substantiated," b) there was no basis for the report and it is "ruled out," or c) there is not enough information to determine if abuse or neglect occurred or did not occur, and the report is found "unsubstantiated." Please note that these terms are not universal. back
2 For a complete list of all States' definitions of child abuse and neglect in their reporting laws, see Child Welfare Information Gateway publication Child Abuse and Neglect State Statutes, Number 1: Reporting Laws at http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/can/reporting.cfm or call 800.394.3366. back
3 If you have a specific question about child neglect (or abuse) in your area, call Childhelp at 800.422.4453 for assistance and referral to your local child protective service agency. back
4 For information on the Federal Child Abuse and Neglect Working Group, contact the chairperson, Cheryl Boyce, Ph.D., at NICHD, by Email at cboyce@nih.gov or by phone at 301.443.5944, or the co-chairperson, Margaret Feerick, Ph. D., at NICHD, by email at margaret_feerick@nih.gov or by phone at 301.435.6882. back
5 For additional information about the Classification Project, contact the project chairperson, Margaret Feerick, Ph.D., at NICHD, by Email at margaret_feerick@nih.gov or by phone at 301.435.6882. back
6 The Interagency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect was established by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act prior to its re-authorization in 1996. The Task Force is convened by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect of the Children's Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For additional information, contact Catherine Nolan, MSW, Director, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, by Email at cnolan@acf.hhs.gov. back
7 The Research Committee acknowledges contributions from a wide range of individuals and agencies for work on the "Definitions Project." More information on the project may be obtained from the project leader, Kathleen Sternberg, Ph.D., at NICHD, by Email at kathleen_sternberg@nih.gov or by phone at 301.496.0420. back
8 Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention is one of a series of User Manuals published by the Children's Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to professionals in the child welfare field. For a list of all available manuals, go to http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanual.cfm or call Child Welfare Information Gateway at 800.394.3366. The series currently is being revised and updated. back
9 CPS offices in the United States vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The information in this section provides a general overview of how CPS systems respond to child neglect. back
10 For more information, contact Cathie Braasch, Chronic Neglect Specialist, Missouri Division of Family Services at 314.481.2323, ext. 227. back
11 For more information, visit the Family Connections Web site at http://www.family.umaryland.edu/ back
12 To read the background on this project and the abstracts of the 15 awards, visit the Web site at http://obssr.od.nih.gov/Content/Research/Request_for_Applications_(RFAs)/Child_neglect_RFA.htm back
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