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2. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Wikipedia

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   The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is a state agency in Pennsylvania dedicated to providing care and support to vulnerable citizens. With a range of program offices, the department administers various services including eligibility determination, foster care, early childhood development, services for individuals with disabilities, long-term living programs, and management of ...

3. Child protective services - Wikipedia

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   Child protective services ( CPS) is the name of an agency in many U.S. states responsible for providing child protection, which includes responding to reports of child abuse or neglect. Some states use other names, often attempting to reflect more family-centered (as opposed to child-centered) practices, such as department of children and ...

4. Child Welfare Information Gateway - Wikipedia

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   The Child Welfare Information Gateway is the congressionally mandated and funded information service of the United States Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. [1] It was established in 2006 to replace the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information ...

5. Recognizing Types of Child Abuse and How to Respond - Healthline

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   Examples of physical abuse include: shaking, throwing, or hitting a child. excessive pinching, slapping, or tripping. forcing a child to run or exercise as punishment. burning or scalding skin ...

6. Child Abuse Memories May Affect Mental Health More ... - WebMD

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   Researchers from King’s College London and City University New York studied 1,196 people up to age 40, some from a county in the U.S. Midwest who had court documents showing they suffered ...

7. Mandatory reporting in the United States - Wikipedia

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   (see Arkansas Department of Human Services Policy and Procedure Manual). Child removals as a result of mandatory reporting. CPS can take a child into protective custody with assistance from the police. Each day in the US approximately 700 children are removed from their parents to protect them from alleged abuse or neglect.

8. Yes, you’re supposed to report suspected child abuse and ...

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9. Child abuse - Wikipedia

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   According to data reported by the Children's Bureau of the US Department of Health and Human Services, more than 3.5 million allegations of child abuse were looked into by child protective services who in turn confirmed 674,000 of those cases in 2017. However, CPS reports may underestimate the true scope of child maltreatment.