Child Protective Services Act of 1973 … continued Supplemental Slides, 2009 E. VanBergeijk, Dean, NYIT

• Child Protective Services Act of 1973 … continued Supplemental Slides, 2009 E. VanBergeijk, Dean, NYIT

• Required:

• • The creation of local Child Protective Services (CPS) to receive and investigate registered reports. In New York, local district CPS offices are staffed by human service professionals trained to investigate allegations of child abuse and maltreatment

• The laws that guide New York Child Protective Services today are Article 6, Title 6 of the Social Services Law and Article 10 of the Family Court Act

• Nationally, with the passage of the Child Abuse and Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, all 50 states were required to pass child abuse reporting statutes, create reporting 24/7 reporting hotlines, and local CPS investigative units