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Child protective services and domestic violence
1Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI, USA.
The Future of Children
|April 25, 2000
Summary
Child protective services (CPS) and domestic violence programs are beginning to collaborate for family safety. However, these crucial partnerships for child protection and domestic violence intervention remain limited.
Area of Science:
- Social Work
- Public Health
- Family Studies
Background:
- Domestic violence is prevalent in families interacting with child protective services (CPS).
- Historically, CPS and domestic violence programs operated with distinct goals and limited inter-agency communication.
- Child safety and domestic violence victim support have often been addressed in isolation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the emerging collaboration between child protective services and domestic violence programs.
- To identify innovative strategies and barriers to effective inter-agency cooperation.
- To assess the current state of collaboration and future potential.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature and collaborative models.
- Survey of state CPS administrators and domestic violence coalition directors.
- Analysis of innovative strategies like specialist integration and cross-training.
Main Results:
- Collaboration is emerging, driven by a shared goal of family safety.
- Innovative strategies include domestic violence specialists, direct referrals, and cross-training.
- Despite mutual interest, collaborative efforts are currently limited.
Conclusions:
- Successful collaboration requires supportive leadership, trust, and policy changes.
- New forums like citizen review panels offer potential for enhanced cooperation.
- Continued efforts are needed to overcome systemic barriers and improve integrated services for families experiencing domestic violence and child maltreatment.