Recent act or failure to act Any act or failure to act committed within two years of the date of the report to the department or county agency. Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly ● Intentionally : Done with the direct purpose of causing the type of harm that resulted ● Knowingly : Awareness that harm is practically certain to result ● Recklessly : Conscious disregard of substantial and unjustifiable risk Serious bodily injury Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ. Serious mental injury A psychological condition, as diagnosed by a physician or licensed psychologist, including the refusal of appropriate treatment, that: ● Renders a child chronically and severely anxious, agitated, depressed, socially withdrawn, psychotic, or in reasonable fear that the child’s life or safety is threatened. ● Seriously interferes with a child’s ability to accomplish age-appropriate developmental and social tasks. Indicators: ● Expressing feelings of inadequacy. ● Fearful of trying new things. ● Overly compliant. ● Poor peer relationships. ● Excessive dependence on adults. ● Habit disorders (sucking, rocking, etc.). ● Eating disorders. ● Frequent psychosomatic complaints (nausea, stomachache, headache, etc.). ● Bed-wetting. ● Self-harm. ● Speech disorders. Serious physical neglect Any of the following when committed by a perpetrator that endangers a child’s life or health; threatens a child’s well-being; causes bodily injury; or impairs a child’s health, development or functioning: ● A repeated, prolonged, or egregious failure to supervise a child in a manner that is appropriate considering the child’s developmental age and abilities. ● The failure to provide a child with adequate essentials of life, including food, shelter, or medical care. Indicators: ● Not registered in school. ● Inadequate or inappropriate supervision. ● Often hungry. ● Lack of shelter. ● Weight is significantly lower than normal for their age and gender. ● Developmental delays. ● Persistent (untreated) conditions (e.g., head lice, diaper rash). ● Exposure to hazards (e.g., illegal drugs, rodent/insect infestation, mold). ● Clothing that is dirty, inappropriate for the weather, too small, or too large. ● Poor impulse control. ● Frequently fatigued. ● Parentified behaviors. ● Lack of adequate medical and dental care.
Sexual abuse or exploitation Any of the following:
1. The employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement or coercion of a child to engage in or assist another individual to engage in sexually explicit conduct, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: i. Looking at the sexual or other intimate parts of a child or another individual for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire in any individual. ii. Participating in sexually explicit conversation either in person, by telephone, by computer or by a computer-aided device for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any individual. iii. Actual or simulated sexual activity or nudity for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any individual. iv. Actual or simulated sexual activity for the purpose of producing visual depiction, including photographing, videotaping, computer depicting, or filming. This paragraph does not include consensual activities between a child who is 14 years of age or older and another person who is 14 years of age or older and whose age is within four years of the child’s age. 2. Any of the following offenses committed against a child: i. Rape as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3121 (relating to rape). ii. Statutory sexual assault as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault). iii. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse). iv. Sexual assault as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault). v. Institutional sexual assault as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual assault). vi. Aggravated indecent assault as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault). vii. Indecent assault as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault). viii. Indecent exposure as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure). ix. Incest as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 4302 (relating to incest). x. Prostitution as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 5902 (relating to prostitution and related offenses). xi. Sexual abuse as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children). xii. Unlawful contact with a minor as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 6318 (relating to unlawful contact with minor). xiii. Sexual exploitation as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. Section 6320 (relating to sexual exploitation of children). Indicators: ● Sexually promiscuous. ● Developmental age-inappropriate sexual play and/or drawings.
● Cruelty to others. ● Cruelty to animals. ● Fire setting. ● Anxious.
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