1. A. The Department of Human Services shall seek to promote the safety of children and the integrity and preservation of their families by conducting investigations or assessments on a priority basis in response to reports of child abuse or neglect.

2. B. The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and the Oklahoma Youth Services Association, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall:

   1. 1. Identify community-based prevention and intervention-related services and facilitate access to such services for children and families at risk of future abuse or neglect; and
   2. 2. Assist in the development and coordination of community-based programs that work to reduce the potential for abuse and neglect in at-risk families.

Added by Laws 1998, HB 2905, c. 416, §13, eff. November 1, 1998.