What is Child Protective Services Law?
Related Areas of Law: CPS Lawyers - Family Rights - Abuse -
Accusations - Foster Care - Adoptive Homes
Protective Services are services providing responses to
reports of child abuse and neglect. They include receipt and assessment of
reports and support to children and families when children are determined to
be unsafe. The Division of Child Protection Services and law enforcement
agencies are required by law to investigate reports of child abuse or
neglect. Any person who knows or suspects a child has been physically or
emotionally injured, neglected or sexually abused should report it
immediately.
Support and home-based services are
available to families in which children are determined to be unsafe because
of abuse or neglect. Support services include training for families in
parenting skills and home management and referrals for counseling and other
assistance.
Excerpted
from www.dss.sd.gov
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