Differential Response to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect

Series: Issue Briefs

Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway.

Year Published: 2008

Appendix A: States With Policies, Practices, and Statutes Reflecting Differential/Alternative Response

State	Identified in Policy/Practice Protocols	Authorized by Statute	Statewide Implementation	Local/County/Regional Implementation	Other Experience*
Alaska	X			X
Arizona					X
California				X	X
Delaware		X
Florida				X	X
Georgia	X		X
Hawaii	X		X
Idaho	X
Iowa					X
Kansas	X		X
Kentucky	X	X	X
Louisiana	X	X		X
Maine	X		X
Massachusetts					X
Michigan			X		X
Minnesota	X	X	X
Missouri	X	X	X
Nevada	X
New Jersey		X		X
New Mexico					X
North Carolina	X	X	X		X
North Dakota					X
Oklahoma	X	X	X
Pennsylvania	X	X	X
South Carolina					X
South Dakota	X		X
Tennessee	X	X		X
Texas					X
Utah	X
Vermont	X		X
Virginia	X	X	X
Washington	X		X
West Virginia	X			X
Wisconsin					X
Wyoming	X	X	X
TOTAL	22	12	16	7	12

* Other experience includes States that previously had a differential response system but are not currently operating under the system. It also includes States that have incorporated some elements of differential response into their system or that are operating a pilot project but do not have a formal differential response system. back

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Appendix A: States With Policies, Practices, and Statutes Reflecting Differential/Alternative Response

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