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ChildA person under the age of 18 years. | |
Child AbandonmentMay exist when the parent's relinquish their caregiving responsibility, and there is no current caregiver or the current caregiver can no longer provide care. | |
Child Abuse: PhysicalOccurs when serious harm is inflicted non-accidentally on a child by any person age fourteen (14) years or older. | |
Child Abuse: Sexual: ExploitationSexual use of a child for sexual arousal, gratification, advantage, or profit. | |
Child Abuse: Sexual: PenetrationAny intrusion or entrance, however slight, through the use of digits (i.e., fingers or toes); through the use of an inanimate object; or between the sex organ, mouth, or anus of one person and the sex organ, mouth, or anus of another person. | |
Child Neglect: AbandonmentMay exist when the parents' relinquish their caregiving responsibility, and there is no current caregiver or the current caregiver can no longer provide care. | |
Child Neglect: EducationalDHR does not investigate as abuse/neglect reports of a child not attending school. Truancy issues are generally handled by the school district and court having jurisdiction in the child’s county of residence. | |
Child Neglect: Inadequate SupervisionFailure to provide supervision that protects children from serious physical harm or sexual abuse. | |
Child Neglect: Mental Abuse/NeglectExtreme and aberrant behavior that directly results in severe impairment to a child’s functioning. | |
Child Neglect: Negligent TreatmentOccurs when parents or primary caregivers negligently fail to protect children from a threat of serious harm. | |
Child Protection TeamUnder Code of Alabama § 26-16-50 (1975), "The Department of Human Resources shall provide for the development and coordination of the multi-disciplinary child protection teams created by this article and for the services to be provided by such teams throughout the state. Such teams shall be composed of representatives from the local department of human resources, the local law enforcement agencies, the local district attorneys' office, and the local educational agencies. The teams may also include representatives from the local health field, mental health services, local social service agencies, and local members of the legal profession.” | |
Children's Advocacy CentersAgencies that help coordinate investigations of child abuse by providing a child-friendly location for interviews and medical examinations and by coordinating services for children suspected of being abused. They offer assistance to the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the District Attorney’s Office, and law enforcement agencies, by using expertise in the areas of interviewing, counseling, and testimony on behalf of the child. | |