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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
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