OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Special Feature From a growth perspective, America's Child Protection and Child Welfare System is an impressive achievement. Since its national initiation just over 30 years ago, federal, state and local government agencies have committed billions of dollars in staff and program resources to create a standardized system designed to respond to and investigate millions of child abuse and neglect reports. While this commitment reflects unprecedented progress in protecting children from abuse and neglect, there is broad acknowledgement that many, many . . .