Specialized Investigations & Services

• Nonminor Dependent Safety Assessment
• Multi-Agency Response Team (MART) Referrals
• Obtaining Warrants and/or Removal Orders
• Children Aged Birth to Five
• Assessing Children with Special Needs in ER Investigations
• Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment
• Child and Family Teams
• Safely Surrendered Babies (SSB)
• Visual Inspection of Children
• Community-Based Resources
• Bringing Families Home
• 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)
• Concurrent Investigations with Law Enforcement
• DCFS Countywide Drug and Alcohol Testing Program
• Reporting Unhealthy Living Conditions