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Table of Contents
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  • MISSION STATEMENT
  • AGENCY ROLES AND DESCRIPTIONS

    California Youth Authority [CYA]
    Child Protection Hotline
    Community Care Licensing Division
    County Counsel
    Court-Appointed Counsel for Children in Dependency Court
    Criminal Court
    Delinquency Court
    Department of Children and Family Services
    Department of Corrections -- Parole
    Dependency Court
    Educators
    Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
    ICAN Child Abduction and Reunification Task Force
    ICAN Adolescent/Teen Suicide Death Review Team
    ICAN Child Death Review Team
    Juvenile Dependency Mediation Court
    Law Enforcement.
    Los Angeles Child Advocates Office -- Court Appointed Special Advocates
    Medical Professionals
    Mental Health Professionals
    Multi-Disciplinary Interview Centers
    Probation Department
    Prosecutors
    Public Defender
    Regional Centers
    Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement [SAFE] Team

  • MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
  • MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

    Mandated Reporter Occupations
    What to Report -- Mandatory
    Mandatory Reporting Requirement
    Additional Reporting Requirements for Health Practitioners Only
    Coroner's Report
    What to Report -- Discretionary
    How To Make a Report
    The Child's Disclosure
    Communication
    Confidentiality
    Immunity
    Criminal Liability
    Internal Agency Procedures for Suspected Child Abuse Reporting
    Removal of Children from School
    Cross-Reporting Requirement
    Supplemental Cross Report
    How to Make a Cross Report
    Suggestions to Ensure Appropriate Response to the Initial Report
    Mandated Reporter Training

  • INITIAL RESPONSE

    Mandatory Response by DCFS
    Emergency Response Children's Social Workers
    Immediate Response by Law Enforcement
    Recommendations for Cooperative Field Response
    Initial Contact
    Crime Scene Preservation
    Medical Needs
    Interviews of Victims and Witnesses
    First Responders' Interview with the Suspect
    Documentation
    Temporary Custody and Placement of Children
    Medical Examination of Child in Protective Custody
    Procedures for Transporting a Child

  • CHILD DEATH AND POTENTIALLY FATAL CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS

    Considerations When There Are Surviving Siblings
    Medical Personnel
    Coroner
    Law Enforcement
    District Attorney
    County Counsel
    Protective Orders
    DCFS

  • FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT

    Law Enforcement
    DCFS

  • SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN

    Child Abduction Cases
    Drug-Endangered Children [DEC] Cases
    Incidents in Out-of Home Care
    Native American Children
    Special-Needs Children
    - Developmental Disability
    - Physical Disability
    -- Motor Impairment
    -- Visual Impairment
    -- Hearing Impairment
    - Psychiatric Disability

  • MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

    Sexual Abuse
    Physical Abuse
    - History and Assessment
    - Physical Examination
    -- Bruises
    -- Burns
    -- Skeletal Injuries
    -- Abusive Head Trauma
    -- Intra-abdominal Injuries
    -- Intrathoracic Injuries
    - Some Suggested Diagnostic Tests for Physical Abuse Cases
    Non-Organic Failure to Thrive
    - History
    - Physical Examination
    - Intervention  

  • VICTIM SERVICES

    Mental Health Services
    Victim Witness Assistance Program
    Court Appointed Special Advocates [CASA]

  • LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    Criminal Court
    Juvenile Court
    - Delinquency Court
    - Dependency Court
    Family Court
    Criminal Case Presentation
    Criminal Filing Guidelines
    Criminal Proceedings In Court
    Dependency Case Presentation
    Dependency Proceedings In Court
    - Initial Hearing
    - Jurisdictional Hearing
    - Disposition Hearing
    - Periodic Review Hearings
    - Selection and Implementation Hearing
    Juvenile Dependency Mediation
    Family Law Proceedings in Court
    - Family Court Duty to Evaluate Child Abuse Allegations
    - Child Custody Evaluator

  • COMMUNICATION

    Family and Children's Index [FCI]

  • PROTOCOL DISSEMINATION, TRAINING AND REVIEW

    Protocol Dissemination
    Protocol and General Training
    Protocol Review

  • APPENDICES


    Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN)
    National Center on Child Fatality Review (NCFR)
    Supported by ICAN Associates, Inc.

    If you need someone to train supervisory staff at your agency on the Protocol, please contact Loren Solem-Kuehl, ICAN Program Administrator at solemlb@dcfs.lacounty.gov, or by phone at: (626)455-4585.


    STAFF

    Executive Editor: Deanne Tilton Durfee
    Senior Consultant: Michael Durfee, M.D
    Managing Editor: Valerie Doran
    Training Coordinator: Paul Click
    Staff Contributors: Meghan Cleveland, Paul Click, Valerie Dalena, Loren Solem-Kuehl, Mary Nichols, Vivian Ng, Edie Shulman, Cathy Walsh, Boratha Yeang
    Design: Laurence Kerr, Paul Click, Valerie Doran

    ICAN/NCFR
    4024 N.Durfee Ave., El Monte,CA 91732 (626) 455-4585
    V. Doran (626) 455-4540 doranv@dcfs.co.la.ca.us
    P. Click (626) 455-4549 pjclick@mac.com
    FX (626) 444-4851
    www.ican-ncfr.org

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