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325 ILCS 15/3
(325 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2083)
Sec. 3.
The functions and goals of the programs to be developed and
provided by the Department of Children and Family Services shall include:
(a) Provision of counseling, treatment, rehabilitation and assistance
to sexually abused and exploited children and their families, particularly
to victims of
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
aggravated criminal sexual abuse and criminal sexual abuse
and child pornography, and provision of training and education and
professional counseling to other persons responsible for the child's
welfare, personnel of the Department responsible for the licensure of
facilities under the Child Care Act of 1969, and persons required to file
reports and conduct investigations of such reports under the Abused and
Neglected Child Reporting Act;
(b) Hastening the process of reconstituting the family and the marriage,
where such would be in the interest of the child;
(c) Marshaling and coordinating the services of all agencies responsible
for the detection of a sexually abused and exploited child and for
serving such a child, the child's family, or others responsible for the
child's welfare, as well as for the development of other
resources necessary to ensure a comprehensive program for the
prevention of such abuse and exploitation, supportive case management;
(d) Responding to individual physical, emotional, and social needs of
clients so that supportive services are individually tailored and applied
as long as necessary;
(e) Informing the public at large and professional agencies about the
problem of child sexual abuse and exploitation, methods of detecting and
responding to such incidents, including those established under the Abused
and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the availability of State service and other
resources for responding to victims of such abuse and exploitation, and about
the existence and supportive approach of treatment center programs; and
(f) Development of informational and training materials and seminars to
assure the availability of such programs and services throughout the State,
emphasizing the need for cooperation and coordination with all appropriate
elements of the criminal justice system and law enforcement system.
(Source: P.A. 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff. 5-29-96.)
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