PUBLIC LAW 108–36—JUNE 25, 2003
117 STAT. 803
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘105(a); and’’ and inserting ‘‘104(a);’’; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: ‘‘(F) collect and disseminate information that describes best practices being used throughout the Nation for making appropriate referrals related to, and addressing, the physical, developmental, and mental health needs of abused and neglected children; and’’. SEC. 112. RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
(a) RESEARCH.—Section 104(a) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, including longitudinal research,’’ after ‘‘interdisciplinary program of research’’; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including the effects of abuse and neglect on a child’s development and the identification of successful early intervention services or other services that are needed’’; (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking ‘‘judicial procedures’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial systems, including multidisciplinary, coordinated decisionmaking procedures’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (D) in subparagraph (D)— (i) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and (iii) by inserting after clause (viii), the following: ‘‘(ix) the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment by a wide array of demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, family structure, household relationship (including the living arrangement of the resident parent and family size), school enrollment and education attainment, disability, grandparents as caregivers, labor force status, work status in previous year, and income in previous year; and’’; (E) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (I); and (F) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following: ‘‘(D) the evaluation and dissemination of best practices consistent with the goals of achieving improvements in the child protective services systems of the States in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (12) of section 106(a); ‘‘(E) effective approaches to interagency collaboration between the child protection system and the juvenile justice system that improve the delivery of services and treatment, including methods for continuity of treatment plan and services as children transition between systems; ‘‘(F) an evaluation of the redundancies and gaps in the services in the field of child abuse and neglect prevention in order to make better use of resources;
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