Victimization of Battered Women by CPS By Christina Meskil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1640vwCjF10
Policies The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Child exposure to IPV is considered abuse/neglect Domestic Violence and CPS cases handles separately even though 70% of the time the occur in the same home
Threats against children Lack of financial means Why this doesn’t work Further Violence Threats against children Lack of financial means Other psychological factors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYWMe7cTsRs
Incentivized unemployment My experience with CPS Heavy case plans Attorney fees “Foundeds” Visitation rights Incentivized unemployment
Domestic violence training for CPS workers What is The answer? Policy changes Domestic violence training for CPS workers