Unmet Needs: Child Abuse and Neglect

FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION IS AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE, TITLED "REPORT."

Work Group 5 - Unmet Needs

Dates for Meetings:
Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, Conference Room of Howard County Office of Family and Children, 101 W. Superior St., Kokomo.

Friday, March 12, 10:00 am to noon, Conference Room 2, Indiana Government Center, Conference Center, South Building

Monday, April 12, 2004, PCA, Indianapolis.

Monday, April 26, 2004, 10 AM to noon, Meeting of all Work Group Chairs, Dean's Conference Room, Indiana University School of Social Work, 902 W. New York St., Indianapolis, 4th Floor

Friday, June 4, 10 AM to 1 PM, at the Fulton County Office of Family and Children, 1920 Rhoads St., Rochester, IN. Phone (574) 223-3413.  Directions: Take S. R. 31 north from Indianapolis to the Rochester exit (S. R. 25) and turn toward Rochester.  Go to 18th St. and turn left (CVS Pharmacy is landmark.)  Go past the Pizza King and turn left onto Rhoads St.  The OFC is on the right side of the street.

Legislative Charges:

Provide information concerning identified unmet needs of children and families and provide recommendations concerning the development of resources to meet the identified needs.

Issues to Consider:

• Evaluate reports from other Work Groups as to unmet needs
• Evaluate issues such as overrepresentation and disproportionality 
• Evaluate unmet needs in each of the three target areas: Prevention, Intervention, and Aftercare for Child Abuse and Neglect
• Form recommendations and submit a written report to the full Commission by March 30

Work Group Minutes

Report

Members
Chair: Andie Marshall 
Vice-Chair: Dee Gibson
Karen Biernacki, Glynn Hipp, Judge Viola Taliaferro, Connie Van Slyke, Myrna Wolosin