The Illinois Children's Justice Task Force met Nov. 9 to discuss quality assurance.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the state:
"The Illinois Children’s Justice Task Force is a multidisciplinary, legislatively-mandated advisory group that is charged with making recommendations to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) directed at improving investigative, administrative and judicial handling of child abuse cases in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim. Increased focus is placed on cases of child sex abuse/exploitation, child fatalities in cases where abuse or neglect is suspected and cases involving a combination of jurisdictions. The task force was organized in 1989 according to the guidelines in the federal Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act (CAPTA) and in 1999 it became one of the four Illinois Citizen Review Panels."
ILLINOIS CHILDREN’S JUSTICE TASK FORCE
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Quarterly Task Force Meeting – Chicago, Illinois
Location: Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, 1240 S. Damen Avenue, Chicago
60608. Phone: 312-492-3700
Parking: the parking lot is directly behind the building. All visitors will need to be
buzzed into the building and sign in at the reception area.
9:15 a.m. Gathering time and coffee
9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Char Rivette, Chair
• Member Introduction
(New and Retiring Members)
• Minutes from August 17, 2016 meeting
10:00 a.m. Public Comment Per the Open Meetings Act Char Rivette, Chair
10:15 a.m. Discussion of Citizen Review Panel Director’s office - TBA
Recommendations
11:15 Task Force Administrator Update Mary Dreiser
11:30 a.m. MDT Update Char Rivette
Noon Special Projects Subcommittee Update Don Rose/Mary Dreiser
12:15 Working Lunch:
• DCP Update Nora Harms-Pavelski
• Executive Order & Normalcy Act Antwan Turpeau
1:15 p.m. DCFS APSR and Strategic Plan Cynthia Richter-Jackson
Deputy, Quality Assurance/Policy
1:45 p.m. Other business
2:00 p.m. Adjournment
Next meeting date: February 8, 2017, Bloomington
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