Child Protection Services definition

Child Protection Services or “Child Welfare Services” means core child protection programs, such as the Florida Abuse Hotline, protective investigations, protective supervision, post-placement supervision, foster care and other out-of-home care, or adoption services.
Child Protection Services means the receipt and assessment of reports of maltreatment and the provision of services to families and children when maltreatment has occurred or when there is risk of maltreatment. These services include:
Child Protection Services means core child protection programs, such as protective investigations, protective supervision, post placement supervision, foster care and other out-of-home care or adoption services.

Examples of Child Protection Services in a sentence

  • Ensure that students/families with continued excessive absences are referred to appropriate agencies for legal action including the Monroe County Prosecutor, the Monroe County Probation Department, and/or the Monroe County Child Protection Services.

  • The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services was created as the state’s lead child welfare agency by the 2016 Mississippi Legislature, separating it from the Mississippi Department of Human Services.

  • The Contractor shall also provide data and reports required by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services and the Division to demonstrate compliance.

  • The parties to this contract are the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (hereinafter “MDCPS”) and [Independent Contractor] (hereinafter “Independent Contractor”).

  • Client referrals from TANF, TCC, Healthy Homes Mississippi (HMM), homeless children, or the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) are accepted throughout the year from Case Managers.


More Definitions of Child Protection Services

Child Protection Services means any service provided to a Child who is in the custody of a Director;
Child Protection Services means intervention with children, youths or parents, in accordance with this Act;
Child Protection Services means services that provide for the protection of Children, where the primary objective is the safety and well-being of Children, having due regard for:
Child Protection Services means any service provided to a Child who is in the care of the Community represented by the Agency and Executive Director.
Child Protection Services means the receipt and assessment of reports of child maltreatment and the provision of services to families and children when maltreatment has occurred or when there is risk of maltreatment. These services include: (1) the assessment of risk to a child alleged to have been abused or neglected; (2) interviews of any person alleged to have abused or neglected a child and the child or children involved in the report, and interviews with persons having facts or knowledge necessary to assess the level of risk to a child and the need for protective intervention; (3) the gathering of written or evidentiary materials;
Child Protection Services means services that provide for the protection of children, where the primary objective is the safety and well-being of children, having due regard for:
Child Protection Services means any program or service provided to a Child or Youth who is in the care of, or who is receiving services from the Agency;