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Specification of other levels of risk for cases eligible for alternative or differential response

Cases with other levels of risk are eligible for alternative or differential response

Cases with moderate risk are eligible for alternative or differential response

Cases with low risk are eligible for alternative or differential response

Cases with no risk, including cases with no immediate safety risk, threat, or harm, are eligible for alternative or differential response

Specification of tool used to determine risk for eligibility for alternative or differential response

Tool used to determine risk for eligibility for alternative or differential response

Eligibility for alternative or differential response informed by a risk determination. Please note this variable was renamed in 2023 to make this more distinct from the other related variables about risk for alternative response eligibility. It was previously named AltResp_EligibilityRisk in the 2021 and 2019 data.

Specification of types of child maltreatment not eligible for alternative or differential response

Cases involving other types of child maltreatment are not eligible for alternative or differential response