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Community Child Protecl/on TeAm <br />Commi.~sioners Annual Repol~t Meel/ng <br />September 19, 1994 <br /> <br />I. HISTORY <br /> <br />A. Monthly meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month from 12 <br /> noon until 2:00 p.m. Thirty-three (33) members represent the community. <br /> (Handout) <br /> <br />B. History and beginnings of the Community Child Protection Team (Handout) <br /> <br />1. Governor Martin issued Executive Order No. 142 on May 1, 1991. <br />2. The order outlined a series of initiatives to strengthen services for <br /> abused and neglected ehildren. <br />3. Guidelines were set to improve the investigation of child deaths in <br /> North Carolina due to suspected abuse and neglect. <br /> <br />C. Purpose of group <br /> <br />1. Multi-disciplinary collaboration specifically related to children who <br />are alleged to be abused, neglected and/or dependent. <br />2. Identify gaps in community resources. <br />3. Advocate for system improvements and resources to assure protection of <br /> children. <br />4. Inform commissioners about actions needed to prevent or ameliorate <br /> abuse, neglect or dependency. <br /> <br />D. Statistics <br /> <br />1. Total number of cases for '93-'94 at the county and <br /> (Handout) <br />2. Approximately 25 cases involving 50 children were <br /> Community Child Protection Team Meetings during '93-'94. <br /> <br />II. IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS IN COMMUNITY RESOURCES <br /> <br />state level. <br />reviewed in <br /> <br />A. Through monthly staffings of the most difficult cases multiple _resource <br /> gaps were identified. <br /> <br />B. Identified Gaps <br /> <br />1. Need for increased advocacy. <br />2. Need for a multi-disciplinary approach to sexual abuse investigations. <br />3. Need for increased Child Medical Exam/Child Mental Health Evaluation <br /> providers. <br />4. Need for increased public awareness of child abuse, neglect and <br /> dependency. <br />5. Need for increased interpretation services for non-English speaking <br /> residents. <br />6. Need to formulate Child Fatality Review process. <br />7. Need to link clients more effectively with community resources through <br /> greater community access to information regarding available resources. <br />8. Need for ongoing coliaboration among professionals involved in cases, <br /> i.e., DSS, Juvenile Court, Mental Health, schools, etc., to assure <br /> appropriate service delivery and the protection of children. <br /> <br /> <br />