{"id":4708,"date":"2026-08-17T15:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.sandiegocounty.gov\/?post_type=department&#038;p=4708"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:27:49","slug":"how-we-investigate-child-abuse-and-handle-cases","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/tl\/department\/cfwb\/how-we-investigate-child-abuse-and-handle-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"How we investigate child abuse and handle cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-our-goals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Ang aming mga layunin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakikipagtulungan kami sa mga pamilya at komunidad upang tumugon at maiwasan ang kapabayaan at pang-aabuso sa mga bata. Ang aming layunin ay palakasin ang mga pamilya upang ang mga bata ay lumaking ligtas at maalagaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayroon kaming legal na tungkulin na tumugon sa mga ulat ng pang-aabuso at kapabayaan sa bata. Ang aming mga kawani ay sinanay upang tulungan ang mga pamilya at komunidad na gumawa ng mga plano upang mapanatiling ligtas ang mga bata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-we-get-a-report\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Nakakatanggap kami ng ulat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When someone calls our child abuse hotline with concerns about a child, we ask the caller questions about the child\u2019s safety. We review the report and decide whether the issue is serious enough to investigate. Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 344-6000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-we-make-decisions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Paano tayo gumagawa ng mga desisyon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gumagamit kami ng Structured Decision Making, isang hanay ng mga kagamitang nakabatay sa ebidensya upang matulungan kaming matukoy ang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kung dapat bang imbestigahan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ang kaligtasan ng isang bata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panganib ng pinsala sa isang bata sa hinaharap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-we-investigate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Iniimbestigahan namin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakikipagpulong ang isang social worker sa pamilya ng bata at mga taong malapit sa pamilya upang pag-usapan ang mga alalahanin sa kaligtasan. Nangangalap kami ng ebidensya upang magpasya kung may mga alalahanin sa kaligtasan. Kung may mga alalahanin sa kaligtasan, nakikipagtulungan kami sa pamilya at sa kanilang network ng suporta upang malutas ang mga alalahaning iyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-if-child-is-safe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If child is safe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kung matutukoy naming ligtas ang isang bata sa tahanan, isasara namin ang imbestigasyon. Kadalasan ay inaabot ng humigit-kumulang 30 araw upang makumpleto ang isang imbestigasyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irerekomenda rin namin ang mga pamilya sa iba pang mga serbisyo habang isinasagawa ang imbestigasyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-if-child-is-not-safe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If child is not safe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kung matukoy namin na ang bata ay hindi ligtas, magbubukas kami ng boluntaryo o kasong iniutos ng korte para sa pamilya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-we-open-a-case\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Nagbubukas kami ng kaso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nakikipagtulungan kami sa pamilya upang lumikha ng plano para sa kaligtasan ng kanilang anak. Ikinukunekta rin namin ang pamilya sa mga mapagkukunan sa komunidad sa pamamagitan ng mga sumusunod na paraan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-create-support-network\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gumawa ng network ng suporta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa panahon ng imbestigasyon o bukas na kaso, ang isang social worker ay nakikipagtulungan sa pamilya upang matukoy ang mga kamag-anak at mga miyembro ng komunidad na maaaring maging isang network ng suporta. Ang network na ito ay tumutulong sa pamilya na mapanatiling ligtas ang kanilang mga anak at tinutulungan silang umunlad pagkatapos magsara ang kaso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-voluntary-services\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mga boluntaryong serbisyo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nag-aalok kami ng mga boluntaryong serbisyo kapag naniniwala kaming mapapanatili ng isang pamilya ang kaligtasan ng kanilang anak nang walang pakikilahok ng korte. Dapat sumang-ayon ang pamilya na makipagtulungan sa amin nang hindi bababa sa anim na buwan at magsikap na makumpleto ang mga layunin sa kanilang plano ng kaso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-juvenile-court\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Korte ng mga Kabataan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magbubukas kami ng kaso sa korte ng mga kabataan kung:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hindi mapapanatiling ligtas ng isang pamilya ang isang bata nang walang pangangasiwa ng korte.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A child falls under any of the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=california%20state%20webpage%20listing%20WIC%20300%20a-j%20laws&amp;qs=n&amp;form=QBRE&amp;sp=-1&amp;ghc=1&amp;lq=0&amp;pq=california%20state%20webpage%20listing%20wic%20300%20a-j%20laws&amp;sc=12-49&amp;sk=&amp;cvid=9C30EDECFEAB4F8B95768B0B64D30449\">Welfare and Institutions Codes (WIC) 300a-j<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depende sa kaso, ang bata ay maaaring tumira sa loob o labas ng bahay ng pamilya sa panahong ito. Ang isang kaso ay maaaring manatiling bukas nang hindi bababa sa anim na buwan habang ang pamilya ay nagsisikap na malutas ang mga alalahanin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-when-a-child-cannot-safely-live-at-home\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-toc=\"true\">Kapag ang isang bata ay hindi ligtas na makatira sa bahay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kung magdesisyon ang korte na hindi ligtas para sa bata na tumira sa bahay, makikipagtulungan kami sa pamilya ng bata upang matukoy ang mga taong maaaring mag-alaga sa bata. Sinisikap naming panatilihin ang bata sa isang pamilyar na kapaligiran upang mabawasan ang trauma na kanilang nararanasan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanggang sa makauwi sila, maaaring mabuhay ang bata kasama ang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kamag-anak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaibigan ng pamilya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisensyadong tahanan ng mga tagapag-alaga (foster) sa komunidad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maaari naming papanatilihin ang bata nang maikling panahon sa Polinsky Children&#039;s Center habang naghahanap kami ng magandang opsyon para sa tirahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court will give the family a timeline to take certain steps before the child can go home. If the family does not meet the requirements, we work with the family to explore other long-term options. This could include identifying a guardian or adoptive family who can permanently support the child\u2019s well-being. \u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps in the process and how we make decisions. 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