As used in this chapter, 'safe baby court' means a problem solving court focused on addressing the needs of families who have a child in need of services who is three (3) years of age or younger by surrounding the family with support services to:(1) reduce:(A) time to permanency;(B) incidences of repeat maltreatment; and(C) the long term and short term effects of traumatic experiences occurring on a child's brain development;(2) promote:(A) public safety through the reductions described in subdivision (1); and(B) effective interaction and the use of resources among both public and private stakeholders; and(3) increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of families.As added by P.L.51-2024, SEC.1.
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