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 117 STAT. 806

PUBLIC LAW 108–36—JUNE 25, 2003 approaches to using existing Federal, State, local, and private funding to meet the health evaluation needs of children who have been subjects of substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect; ‘‘(E) for the training of personnel in best practices to promote collaboration with the families from the initial time of contact during the investigation through treatment; ‘‘(F) for the training of personnel regarding the legal duties of such personnel and their responsibilities to protect the legal rights of children and families; ‘‘(G) for improving the training of supervisory and nonsupervisory child welfare workers; ‘‘(H) for enabling State child welfare agencies to coordinate the provision of services with State and local health care agencies, alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies, mental health agencies, and other public and private welfare agencies to promote child safety, permanence, and family stability; ‘‘(I) for cross training for child protective service workers in research-based strategies for recognizing situations of substance abuse, domestic violence, and neglect; and ‘‘(J) for developing, implementing, or operating information and education programs or training programs designed to improve the provision of services to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions for— ‘‘(i) professionals and paraprofessional personnel concerned with the welfare of disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, including personnel employed in child protective services programs and health care facilities; and ‘‘(ii) the parents of such infants.’’; (4) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (5) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following: ‘‘(2) TRIAGE PROCEDURES.—The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to public and private agencies that demonstrate innovation in responding to reports of child abuse and neglect, including programs of collaborative partnerships between the State child protective services agency, community social service agencies and family support programs, law enforcement agencies, developmental disability agencies, substance abuse treatment entities, health care entities, domestic violence prevention entities, mental health service entities, schools, churches and synagogues, and other community agencies, to allow for the establishment of a triage system that— ‘‘(A) accepts, screens, and assesses reports received to determine which such reports require an intensive intervention and which require voluntary referral to another agency, program, or project; ‘‘(B) provides, either directly or through referral, a variety of community-linked services to assist families in preventing child abuse and neglect; and ‘‘(C) provides further investigation and intensive intervention where the child’s safety is in jeopardy.’’;

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