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SECTION 5. CHILD FATALITIES
Note: Describe the source of data on child fatalities and any
limitations of these data in the comments section at the end of the
form.
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Child Victims Who Died as a Result
of Maltreatment. |
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Enter the number of child victims who died as a
result of child abuse or neglect. |
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| 5.2 |
Child Victims Who Died as a Result
of Maltreatment While in Foster Care |
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Enter the number of child victims whose death was
caused by maltreatment that occurred while in foster care and was
attributed to the foster care provider. Foster care is 24-hour
substitute care for all children placed away from their parents or
guardians and for whom the State agency has placement and care
responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, family foster
homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters,
residential facilities, child care institutions, and pre-adoptive
homes regardless of whether the foster care facility is licensed
and whether payments are made by the State or local agency for the
care of the child or whether there is Federal matching of any
payments that are made. |
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| 5.3 |
Child Victims Who Died as a Result
of Maltreatment and Whose Families Had Received Family Preservation
Services in the Previous Five Years |
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Enter the number of child victims whose death was
caused by maltreatment and whose families had received Family
Preservation Services during the five (5) years preceding the
report(s) of child abuse or neglect received in this reporting
period. Family Preservation Services are services designed to
protect children from harm and to assist families at risk or in
crisis, including services to prevent placement, to support the
reunification of children with their families, or to support the
continued placement of children in adoptive homes or other
permanent living arrangements. |
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| 5.4 |
Child Victims Who Died as a Result
of Maltreatment and Had Been Reunited with Their Families in the
Previous Five Years |
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Enter the number of child victims whose death was
caused by the parents or principal caretakers with whom they had
been reunited during the previous five years. |
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