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| Reporting Agencies |
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 Public Children Services Association of Ohio |
| Directory of all county public children services agencies. |
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| Ohio Department of Job and Family Services |
| County agency directory, including public children services agencies and departments of job and family services. |
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| Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies |
| Telephone numbers for Ohio police and sheriff departments. |
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| Ohio State Highway Patrol |
| Reporting agency when a child is an inmate in the custody of a state correctional institution. |
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| Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| Links to information for reporting abuse and neglect of persons with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. |
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| Information |
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| Quick Reference Guide: Mandatory Reporter; Ethical Reporter |
| Provides numbers to call if you suspect abuse, gives tips to prevent and to identify abuse, and summarizes your obligations as a reporter. |
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| Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification |
| Provides access to information about persons required to register in Ohio as sex offenders. Allows searches by offender's name, zip code, county, etc. |
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| Public Children Services Association of Ohio |
| Coalition of Ohio Public Children Services Agencies. |
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| Ohio Department of Job and Family Services |
| Information and resources from Department of Job and Family Services. |
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| Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families from the US Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| Prevent Child Abuse Ohio |
| A statewide organization whose mission is to help prevent the abuse and neglect of Ohio's children by serving as an expert resource for collaboration, information and education. |
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| National Center for Missing and Exploited Kids |
| The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's® mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. |
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| Laws and Regulations |
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| Ohio Revised Code Section 2151.421 |
| The Ohio statute on reporting child abuse or neglect. |
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| Ohio Revised Code Sections 2151.031 |
| Ohio Revised Code Sections 2907 |
| Ohio Revised Code Sections 2919.22 |
| Ohio statutes regarding child abuse and sex offenses |
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| Ohio Revised Code Section 5123.61 |
| Ohio statute on reporting abuse of mentally retarded and developmentally disabled persons. |
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| Title 42 US Code Chapter 67 |
| The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (as amended), which is the federal law governing mandatory reports of child abuse and neglect. |
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