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June ~, 1991 <br /> <br /> ~qike Ruffin, County ~lenager ~ <br /> Recommendations Coneernin§ Governor Dlartin'$ Executive Order No. 162 - <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Community Child Protection Team <br /> <br /> I am ~wlting to communicate to the Board of Commissioners reco~endations of the <br />Department and the Social Services Board regarding the Governor's recent initiatives <br />on Child Protective Services. <br /> <br /> BACKGROIIR~ <br /> <br /> In to the ~etious the threat of child abuse and <br /> problem <br />presents to children, Governor gartin issued ~ecutive Order No. 142 on [~y 1, 1991. <br />This Order outlined a series of initiativ~s to strengehen services for abused and <br />neglected children ~ud to ~p~ove the investigation of child deaths in North C~roltna <br />due to suspected ~buse and neglect. <br /> <br /> ~e of the pr~a~y in~tiacives provided ~oz by the O~fler is the requireaent that <br />each county form a co,unity chi3d protection tenn. Copies of the Executive Order <br />and o~ the related N. C. Adainistrative Code provisiens are attached. (~e Hay 22, <br />1991 issued of Count~ Lines also contained an infomtive a~ticle.) <br /> <br /> Duties and responsibilities of the te~s ate to tevie~ cases of child fatalities <br />in order to identify any deficiencies ia the comunity child protection system and to <br />assist the directoI of social services in the p~otection of sullying siblings. <br />Additionally~ the te~s ~ill revie~ (selected) active cases in order to assist the <br />airector in evaluating allegations of abuse or neglect and in planning for the <br />provision of preventive se~ices. ~e team is expected to reco~end and advocate for <br />system luprov~ints and resources ~here deficiencies are identified. ~e teams do <br />not have oversight responsibility vtth respect to the Child Protective Services <br />iunction o[ the county department of social se~vices. Rather, ~he teams are intended <br />to se~e as a resource ~o the d~partment tn reviewing cases and coordinating co~unity <br />services. <br /> <br /> ~e county director of social services has responsibility for establishing the <br />comuuity child p~otectiou team. Unless the county board of c~issioners appoints a <br />chair for the te~ ~ith~ ]0 days of the enactment of the A~inistraCtve Code <br /> <br /> Dep~dment of ~cl~l Se~es <br /> <br /> <br />