CHAPTER 2 Definition and Scope of Neglect - Child Welfare

of consistency in responding to families who may be challenged to meet the basic needs of their children. 9 Definitions of Neglect CAPTA, reauthorized again in the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-36), provides minimum standards for defining child physical abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse that States must incorporate ................
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