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What You Need to Know about a Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation [CFS 1050-54]
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- What You Need to Know about a Child Abuse or Neglect Investigation brochure (whatcani.pdf)
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Description
Brochure about the process of reporting and investigating child abuse and neglect in Illinois
Subject Classification
- Law enforcement and the courts: Crime: Domestic violence
- Law enforcement and the courts: Crime: Sex offenses
- Social issues and programs: Children and youth: Child abuse
- Social issues and programs: Children and youth: Child abuse and neglect
- Social issues and programs: Children and youth: Child abuse and neglect: Child abuse and neglect forms
- Social issues and programs: Children and youth: Child custody
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.* * What You Needto Know about Child Abuseor Neglect Investigation www.state.il.us/dcfs * * Introduction The purpose of this booklet is to provide information concerningthe Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Child Abuse Hotline and the child abuse and neglect investigation process.DCFS is mandated by Illinois law to maintain hour hotline to receive reports from the public and mandated professionalsconcerning alleged incidents of child abuse and neglect involving Illinois children. Reports taken at the hotline are forwarded to aDepartment field office nearest the alleged child's home for investigation. The Department's focus during the course of all child abuse andneglect investigations is the safety of the child victims of the alleged child abuse or neglect. Child abuse and neglect investigations areinitiated within 24-hours after the report is taken at the hotline by initiating contact with the alleged child victims or observation ofthe child's environment if the
Issuing Agency
Illinois
Dept. of Children and Family Services
Program: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Contact
Organization: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Communications
406 E. Monroe St.
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-785-1700
Fax: 217-524-0014
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- Language(s): EN-English
- Creation Date (from issuing agency): 04 20 2007
- Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 04 20 2007
- Date Accepted Into Depository: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:06:52 GMT
- Checksum Algorithm: MD5 SHA1
- Document File Checksum:
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- Web Address On Date Of Deposition: http://www.state.il.us/DCFS/docs/whatcani.pdf