[PARTIIA.]  CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION

 

Cross References

 

  Safe place for newborns, see chapter 587D.

  Shaken baby syndrome (prevention), see §321-33.

 

[§321-36]  Definitions.  For thepurposes of this part:

"Child screening for early identificationand remediation of social and health problems" means routine follow up andprogress checks for toddlers and preschoolers which include the location andsupport of isolated parents in need of assistance.

"Department" means the department ofhealth.

"Education for parenthood" meansprograms to educate all levels of youths as to the needs and appropriateexpectations for the different levels of infancy and childhood.

"Home visitor programs" mean servicesutilizing paraprofessionals or community volunteers for supportive interventionservices to parents from the prenatal through infancy periods.

"Infants in need of extra services"include infants who are ill or handicapped or the result of a multiple birth.

"Mutual aid programs" meanpeer-support groups for target populations.

"Perinatal bonding" means the processof attachment between parents and newborns around the circumstance of birth.

"Secondary prevention programs" meanprograms directed at recognizing, assessing, and achieving change in high risksituations so that abuse and neglect do not occur. [L 1984, c 212, pt of §2]