9 CAR pt. 40, Appendix G. Arkansas Health and Safety Factors

APPENDIX G: ARKANSAS HEALTH AND SAFETY FACTORS 06/2022 1) Caretaker’s behavior toward child (ren) is violent or out of control. 2) Caretaker describes or acts towards the child in predominantly negative terms or has extremely unrealistic expectations. 3) Caretaker caused serious physic al injury to the child or made a plausible threat to cause severe physical injury. 4) Caretaker’s explanation for the injury is unconvincing. 5) The family refuses access to the child and there is reason to believe that the family is about to flee, or the child’s whereabouts cannot be ascertained. 6) Caretaker has not, cannot, or will not provide supervision necessary to protect the child from potentially dangerous harm. 7) Caretaker is unwilling or unable to meet the child’s needs for food, clothing, shelter, and/or medical, or mental, health care. 8) Child is fearful of the caretaker, other family members, or other people living in or having access to the home. 9) Child’s physical living conditions are hazardous and immediately threatening, based on the child’s age and developmental status. 10) Child sexual abuse is suspected and circumstances suggest that child safety may be an immediate concern. 11) Caretaker’s current substance use seriously affects his/her ability to supervise, protect, or care for the child. 12) Caretaker fails to protect child (ren) from serious physical or threatened harm. 13) Caretaker’s emotional stability seriously affects current ability to supervise, protect, or care for the child. 14) Caretaker has previously maltreated a child and the severity of the maltreatment or the caretaker’s response to the previous incidents suggest that child safety may be an immediate concern.