Agency
Administration for Children's Services (ACS)
Mmr Indicator Name
New CARES cases
Mmr Indicator Description
Number of new Collaborative Assessment Response, Engagement, and Support (CARES) cases opened. CARES (Collaborative Assessment, Response, Engagement and Support is an alternative Child Protective response to some reports of child maltreatment. CARES does not require an investigation and determination of allegations and individual culpability for families reported to the SCR. It is an alternative approach to providing protection to children by engaging families in an assessment of child safety and of family needs, in finding solutions to family problems and in identifying informal and formal supports to meet their needs and increase their ability to care for their children.
Mmr Indicator Source
Connections, Division of Policy Planning and Measurement/Office of Research and Analytics
Is The Source Of This
Partially
Nyc Open Data Url
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Monthly-Flash-Report-indicators/2ubh-v9er/about_data; https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/Abuse-Neglect-by-Community-District-CD-/rnjn-x48k/about_data
Public Statement From Your
The aggregate monthly statistics can be found on Open Data in the Monthly Flash Report and the Abuse/Neglect by CD data. More detailed underlying data is legally exempt from publication