How an Investigation is Performed

What happens to a child after a person makes a report to CPS?
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How the alternative response process works
In an alternative response, community agencies support families with children over age five with services rather than removing a child from their home in low-risk situations.

How Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS) work
After abuse or neglect has been found in a home, FBSS offers services to the family to help them keep their children safe at home or to have children returned if they have been removed.

How a case moves from removal to permanency
Often, in order for a child to be permanently removed from their home, there are several factors that need to be considered. What are those steps?