How Effective Is Family Drug Treatment Court As An Interagency And Cross-System Collaboration Approach To Improve Child Welfare Outcomes?
In 2016, over three million children in the United States were subjects of a child protective service (CPS) investigation. One in five of these children were identified as victims of child maltreatment, with most being victims of neglect, followed by physical abuse and sexual abuse. Although some of these children remained home with their caregivers following the investigation, in cases where investigation findings indicated the child was seriously harmed or at risk of being harmed, a CPS decision was likely...
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