Physical Assault On A Child In Fairfax
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By law, a CPS worker can not require that you give up the care of your child to a family member or friend. Only the Court can order this. CPS can only suggest that you find someone other than yourself to care for the child outside of the home if you can't do so safely.
The CPS worker will observe the child for injuries or signs of abuse or neglect. Under Section 63.2- 1520 of the Code of Virginia, the CPS worker is permitted to take photographs and make the necessary arrangements to X-ray the child as part of a medical evaluation.
Coping and support Encourage the child to tell you what happened. Remind the child that he or she isn't responsible for the abuse. Offer comfort. Report the abuse. Help the child remain safe. Consider additional support.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES The purpose of mandated reporting is to identify suspected abused and neglected children or vulnerable adults as soon as possible so that they can be protected from further harm.
Anyone can report suspected child abuse or neglect to a local department of social services or to the CPS Hotline. Callers will be asked to provide as much information as possible about the child, the alleged abuser and the incident.
Confidentiality of Reports CPS will not release identifying information about the person who made the report to the family who was reported. Usually the name of the person making the report will be made known only if a court orders it or if court testimony is involved.
Help is available. If you or someone else is in immediate and serious danger, you should call 911. In other cases, find a trusted adult to talk with or call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) and then press 1.
CPS may ask you for more information or may share new information with you to help them determine whether abuse or neglect has occurred. Also, when their investigation is completed, you will receive a letter from CPS, explaining whether or not the report was indicated (evidence of child abuse or neglect was found).
Call Fairfax County's Child Protective Services (CPS) hotline 703-324-7400.
The local department may disclose the contents of records and information learned during the course of a child-protective services investigation or during the provision of child-protective services to a family, without a court order and without the consent of the family, to a person having a legitimate interest when in ...
