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A daunting fight in DHS trenches
Caseworkers cope with poverty, abuse — and the fallout from children’s deaths.
Physical abuse - A recent act (within the past two years) or failure to act, which causes a non-accidental serious physical injury that causes the child severe pain or significantly impairs the child's functioning, either temporarily or permanently.
Mental abuse - An act or failure to act that results in a psychological condition, as diagnosed by a physician or licensed psychologist.
Serious physical neglect- A prolonged or repeated lack of supervision or the failure to provide the essentials of life including adequate medical care, which endangers a child's life or development or impairs the child's functioning.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Contact staff writer Melissa Dribben at 215-854-2590 or mdribben@phillynews.com.
