1. Victimization of Battered Women by CPS
By Christina Meskil

3. 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

4. Threats against children Lack of financial means
Why this doesn’t work
Further Violence
Threats against children
Lack of financial means
Other psychological factors

5. Incentivized unemployment
My experience with CPS
Heavy case plans
Attorney fees
“Foundeds”
Visitation rights
Incentivized unemployment

6. Domestic violence training for CPS workers
What is The answer?
Policy changes
Domestic violence training for CPS workers