Record a Safety Assessment

The safety assessment documents the evaluation of safety factors or signs of present danger, past history, child vulnerability, and family's protective capacities. It helps the agency determine the appropriate safety response. See About assessment/investigations for more information.

The safety assessment is completed for all intakes with categories of child abuse and/or neglect (CA/N), dependency, or family in need of services (FINS, "Stranger Danger" type only). It is optional for other FINS intakes. You must complete the assessment within four working days of the report.

You can edit a safety assessment record that is in "In Progress" status.

Process

To record a safety assessment, complete the following steps:

1. From the Home screen, click the Case tab.

2. Click the Workload tab. The Case Workload screen appears.

3. Click the ID Number link of the case you want to update. The Case Overview screen appears.

4. Click the Safety Assessment link in the menu on the left. The Safety Assessment screen appears. It lists the safety assessments that have been recorded on this case.

5. Click the View link to update an assessment in progress.

6. Click Add Safety Assessment to add a new assessment. The Safety Assessment Details screen appears. It lists the intake records linked to this case and the participants in the safety assessment.

7. Link an intake to a safety assessment.

8. Record safety assessment participants.

9. Record safety factors in a safety assessment.

10. Record the safety considerations in a safety assessment.

11. Record a response to a safety assessment.

12. Validate a safety assessment.

13. Submit a safety assessment for approval.