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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />1"BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />April 15, 2024 <br />6:30 PM <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />FA. <br />SUBJECT: <br />Appointments - Blended Community Child Protection Team (CCPT)/Child Fatality <br />Prevention Team (CFPT) <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />Community Child Protection Teams (hereafter, CCPT) were established as one means for <br />the state and local communities to form a partnership to strengthen child protection. The <br />duties and responsibilities of the CCPT are contained in 10A NCAC 70A .0201 and are <br />driven by federal statute, namely The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act <br />(CAPTA). One of those requirements established by the federal law was the establishment of <br />Citizen Review Panels. The purpose of these panels is to provide new opportunities for <br />citizens to play an integral role in ensuring that states are meeting their goals of protecting <br />children from abuse and neglect. In 1997, North Carolina designated the CCPT as its Citizen <br />Review Panel. In North Carolina, each CCPT reviews active child welfare cases, fatalities, <br />and other cases brought to the team for review. The purpose of the case reviews is to identify <br />systemic deficiencies in child welfare services or resources. Once identified, teams develop <br />strategies to address the gaps in the child welfare system within the county and report to the <br />state areas of concern that warrant action by the state. Teams promote child well-being <br />through collaboration. CCPT also promote child well-being through public awareness. <br />The CCPT is an interdisciplinary group of community representatives, who meet regularly to <br />promote a community -wide approach to the problem of child abuse and neglect. The CCPT <br />is not a Department of Social Services (DSS) team and is county specific. The CCPT shall <br />Page 54 <br />