TheIllinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)provides a Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at1-800-25-ABUSE(1-800-252-2873). Alternatively, if you feel as though the daycare has violated licensing standards, you can make a report to the licensing representative assigned to your pro...
Former DCFS child-abuse prober held as molesterRosalind Rossi
Child abuse reporting statutes in all United States jurisdictions impose obligations on psychologists. Requiring psychologists to report known or suspected abuse may interfere with psychotherapy and discourage abusers from seeking therapy. Although the child abuse reporting statutes vary considerably, state sta...
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(DCFS), the treatment of children in state care has actually deteriorated rather than improved. Children are still beingphysically abused,sexually abusedand otherwise harmed in the foster care system that is supposed to protect them by the negligence of DCFS. At Justice for Kids, we can help...
Cupich urged anyone who believes they have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, or other church employee to come forward. Information about reporting sexual abusecan be found on the Archdiocese website at protect.archchicago.org. When asked for an interview, the Archdiocese of Chicago said...
In the rush to establish their expertise, child abuse pediatricians in the MPEEC program have trained DCFS investigators to consider their opinions as to bone fractures and head injuries to be of greater validity than those of subspecialists. ...
Childhood traumas, including sexual abuse, also have an adverse impact on mental health broadly and on externalizing behaviors specifically [77]. Thus, experiencing childhood trauma may lead to engagement in externalizing behaviors consistent with ADHD and DBD diagnoses, resulting in cumulative risk for...
The Business of Child Abuse By Joshua Allen (First published atAmericanthinker.com) Residents of Los Angeles County, reeling from allegations of gross incompetence and probable negligence by Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), have been blessed with the creation of a blue ribbon com...
Spinal lesions are increasingly recognized as an integral part of the child abuse spectrum; however, the description of lesions, their biomechanics, true incidence, clinical impact, and medicolegal implications are poorly understood. Material and methods We report from the literature and our personal ex...