PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS

1. PATHWAYS TO STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN ILLINOIS Module 3D – Drug Endangered Child Protocol Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

2. Job Competency • Assess the need for Law Enforcement involvement regarding a Drug-Endangered Child (DEC). Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

3. Video: Tweaked Watch for incidences of collaboration between child welfare and law enforcement Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

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5. Meth Production and Use in Illinois • Have become “mom and pop” in-home labs increasing the danger to children • Originally confined to rural areas • Manufacturers and users are often the same - Based on 2002 data from Illinois State Police Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

6. History Checks and Cross Reporting • Is there an open DCFS case ? • Have there been prior or pending child abuse/neglect reports ? • LEADS check • Law enforcement & DCFS share critical information (safety issues, family dynamics etc.) Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

7. Video:Hidden Dangers Watch for safety tips and warnings Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

8. Safety Tips • Keep 7-10 foot distance from user • Slow your speech and lower the pitch of your voice • Slow your movements • Keep your hands visible • Keep the user talking Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

9. DCFS Safety Procedures • Make immediate contact with OFFICER IN CHARGE (OIC). • Contact children AFTER you have been briefed by OIC. • Enter home only when necessary, and after Site Safety Officer has deemed the area safe. Never enter when protective clothing is required. Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

10. DCFS Safety Procedures • When transporting children that may have been contaminated, DCFS needs to take protective measures as deemed necessary by the Site Safety Officer. • Do NOT take children’s personal clothing or toys if there is a possibility of contamination. Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

11. Hazards and Conditions • Drugs and drug paraphernalia • Exposure to toxic chemicals • Booby traps • Exposed wiring • Refrigerator and chemicals • Sleeping areas • Guns and weapons • Pornographic materials • Mobile labs Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

12. Field Medical Assessment Protocol • If a child is in distress, summon emergency medical staff to the scene • A medical assessment should be done for each child found at a meth lab within 3 hours after the worker leaves the site with the child Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

13. Immediate Care Protocol • Child should be seen in an ER within 3 hours of leaving site • Follow “routine” emergency medical care PLUS the DEC protocol • Request urine sample within 12 hours – should be made to test the sample at any detectable level Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development

14. DEC Protocol - Summary • Coordinated response starts before case initiation • Safety issues • Evidence Collection • Documentation of Hazardous Conditions • Medical Protocols Division of Service Support, Office of Training and Professional Development