KENTUCKY
Marca Cross
Training Specialist, TWIST Project
Department for Social Services
Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children
151½ Elkhorn Court
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-573-6425 ext. 226
502-573-7295 Fax
marca.cross@mail.state.ky.us

Item 1.1: These are all CPS families. Services include home visits, individual and family counseling, parent training, in-home support services, respite care, education and training, housing assistance, financial planning, and nutritional training.

Items 2.1 and 3.1: The growth between 1997 and 1998 in the number of investigations substantiated and children for whom allegations or risks of maltreatment were substantiated can be partly attributed to the training of field workers regarding the timely input of data into the new automated system. The decrease in the number of investigations and children with the disposition "Indicated" might be due to removal of this designation from the disposition options in mid-1998.

Item 4.1: "Neglect" includes medical neglect.