Query: Intake Alternatives for Child Protective?

[MCBlueline@xxxxxxx]

>From an intervention standpoint,  I am considering researching the issue of
intake alternatives in child protective services.  Traditionally in many
states, CA/M registers haver performed the CP intake function.  My question
to the list is whether other intake mechanisms have ever been tried, and, if
so, to what extent they have been successful.  

I am also interested in hearing about any recent efforts to privatize the
intake function.    

The intake issue is timely in view of 1) government downsizing, 2) the
possible impact of welfare reform on the child protective system, 3) the rise
of community-based alternatives to CPS, and 4) the merging of "social work"
and "police" functions in the investigation and management of child abuse and
maltreatment cases.  Each of these developments has the potential to pose new
challenges for CP intake.

While my focus is on child protective systems in the U.S., I would be very
interested in hearing about how CP intake models operate in other countries.
 

Regards,
Michael Cahill, Ph.D.
Cultural Anthropologist
623 Snyders Corner Road
Poestenkill, NY  12140
(518) 283-5898
mcblueline@aol.com