Investigations and Assessments

• Referral Property
  • Changing Response Times, Evaluating Out, and Re-Mapping Emergency Response Referrals by Regional Staff
• Allegation Assessments
  • Assessing Expectant Parents and Parenting Families of Newborns
  • Assessing Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
  • Assessment of Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence
  • Assessment of Drug and Alcohol Use/Abuse
  • Assessment of Emotional Abuse
  • Assessment of Exploitation
  • Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  • Assessment of Medical Neglect
  • Assessment of Parental Incapacity, Absence or Failure to Provide Adequate Shelter
  • Assessing Allegations of Physical Abuse
  • Assessment of Failure to Thrive
  • Assessment of Shaken Infant Syndrome
• E.R. Referrals and Clearances
  • Investigating Referrals Pursuant to Family Code Section 3027, Probate Code 1513(b), or Welfare and Institutions Code 329
  • Joint Response Referral: Consulting With PHN
  • Investigation, Disposition and Closure of Emergency Response Referrals
  • Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) Hearings
  • Clearances
  • Communication Needs of Non-English Speaking Clients
  • Completion and Submission of the BCIA 8583, Child Abuse or Severe Neglect Indexing Form
  • Structured Decision Making (SDM) Safety Plans
  • Interviewing Children at School to Investigate a Child Abuse Referral
  • Structured Decision Making (SDM)
  • Taking Children into Temporary Custody
• E.R. on Open DCFS Cases
  • Emergency Response Referrals Alleging Abuse In Out-of-Home Care Regarding Children Who Are Under DCFS Supervision
  • Emergency Response Referrals Alleging Abuse of Children Who Are Under DCFS Supervision and Residing in the Home of a Parent
• Specialized Investigations & Services
  • Nonminor Dependent Safety Assessment
  • Multi-Agency Response Team (MART) Referrals
  • Obtaining Warrants and/or Removal Orders
  • Community-Based Resources
  • Bringing Families Home
  • Children Aged Birth to Five
  • Expedited Joint Response Protocol with the DMH Field Response Operations (FRO)
  • Assessing a Child's Development & Referring to a Regional Center
  • Screening and Assessing Children for Mental Health Services and Referring to the Coordinated Services Action Team (CSAT)
  • Assessing Children with Special Needs in ER Investigations
  • Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment
  • Child and Family Teams
  • Concurrent Investigations with Law Enforcement
  • DCFS Countywide Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
  • Reporting Unhealthy Living Conditions
  • Safely Surrendered Babies (SSB)
  • Visual Inspection of Children