Continuum of Families Needing Primary and Secondary Prevention Services
Families are on a continuum of coping and need different types of services and interventions along that continuum. The following scale can help mandated reporters recognize how they can provide the type of help needed and prevent families from progressing along the continuum.
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| All Families Healthy Families |
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| Low risk families needing additional support/facing minor challenges |
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| At-risk families needing specialized assistance/ facing serious challenges |
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| High risk families in crisis or at risk of dissolution/placing children at serious risk |
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| Families in which children cannot be protected within the home/needing restorative services |
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| Families who cannot be reunified |
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