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Child Protective Services
The Office of Child Protective Services provides the following functions for the Family Services Division of the Department of Human Resources:

  • Maintains the Central Registry on Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Administers the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) which reviews and facilitates applications for travel, placements, foster care, and adoptions of children entering and leaving the state
  • Applies for and monitors grants for protective services projects
  • Provides case consultation services
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    Chilton/Coosa County DHR Social Worker Receives 2012 Alabama Spirit of Adult Services Award
    Billie Robinson, a social worker with the Chilton and Coosa County Department of Human Resources (DHR), has been awarded the 2012 Alabama Spirit of Adult Protective Services Award. The award, presented at a celebration in Montgomery, is given annually to a frontline worker who, through his or her own initiative and ideas, makes significant contribution to the growth and development of the Adult Protective Services program.
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    DHR social worker named State Employee of the Year
    The State of Alabama Personnel Department has selected Ms. Holly Painter, a social service caseworker in Talladega County, as the 2012 Alabama State Employee of the Year. An award ceremony was held Thursday, June 7th at the Talladega County Department of Human Resources to recognize Ms. Painter for her dedication to insuring the safety of children and her outstanding working relationship with community partners.
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