NCJ Number
35698
Date Published
1976
Length
78 pages
Annotation
BOOKLET EXPLAINING THE COLORADO CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1975 AND METHODS OF COORDINATING EXISTING SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCES TO REPORT INCIDENCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO PREVENT FURTHER HARM.
Abstract
THE BOOKLET IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS COVERING CHILD ABUSE IN GENERAL; THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE IN COLORADO; AND THE PROCESSES OF IDENTIFICATION, INVESTIGATION, AND INTERVENTION IN COLORADO. APPENDIXES CONTAIN LISTS OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTING FORMS, CHILD ABUSE HOTLINES IN THE STATE, AND STATEWIDE CHILD ABUSE CENTRAL REGISTRIES IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.