Child Protective Services (CPS) strives to ensure safe, permanent, nurturing families for children by protecting them from abuse and neglect while attempting to preserve the family unit. CPS helps prevent further harm to children from intentional physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, exploitation or neglect by a person responsible for a ...

Most of the time, children reported to CPS are not removed from their homes. Children are placed away from their parents only when it becomes necessary to protect them from harm. More information about procedures and rights is available at …

To request information from the North Carolina Division of Social Services please refer to the following. To obtain child abuse and neglect clearances to approve an individual to become a foster parent or to adopt, please complete the DSS-5268-ia.

Receive and screen reports from any adult suspected of child abuse, neglect or abandonment; Conduct assessments of reports to determine if children have been maltreated and in need of protection; Provide support to help families and keep children who have been maltreated safely at home whenever possible;

Each county’s CPS receives and screens reports of suspected child abuse and neglect and seeks court action to protect children when necessary. CPS provides in-home, foster care, and adoption services as needed.

Child Protective Services (CPS) Intake. CPS is legally mandated to conduct assessments of reports of suspected abuse and neglect as defined in Chapter 7B of the North Carolina General Statutes: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_7B.html. Responsibilities:

In North Carolina, any person who has cause to suspect a child is being maltreated (abused or neglected, or is dependent), is required by law to report their concerns to a county child welfare services agency. Child Protective Services (CPS) Intake is the first stage of the child welfare process and involves

North Carolina laws give the Granville County Department of Social Services responsibility for investigating reports of child abuse, neglect, and dependency. All North Carolina citizens are required to make such reports to Social Services whenever they suspect a child is being maltreated by a parent or caretaker.

We protect children by providing services for families. This includes specialized services for abused, neglected, and/or dependent children, and those who are at imminent risk of harm due to the actions of, or lack of protection by, the child’s parent or caregiver.

Learn more about Child Protective Services, a unit within the Department of Social Services that assesses abuse, neglect, and dependency of children from birth to 18 years of age.