| ABAN |
Abandonment |
| AC |
Adopted Child |
| AD |
Adopted Daughter or Adoptive Dad |
| ADA |
Assistant District Attorney or Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADJ |
Adjudication |
| AG OAG |
Office of the Attorney General |
| AKA |
Also Known As ‐ Alias |
| AM |
Adoptive Mom |
| AN |
Anonymous |
| AP |
Absent Parent or Alleged Perpetrator or Adoptive Parent |
| APPLA |
Another Permanent Planned Living Arrangement |
| AS |
Adopted Son |
| ASFA |
Adoption & Safe Families Act |
| ATP |
Authorized to Participate |
| AU |
Aunt |
| BC |
Birth Child |
| BCIS |
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration (was INS) |
| BF/BioF |
Birth Father or Biological Father |
| BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| BM/BioM |
Birth Mother or Biological Mother |
| BVS |
Bureau of Vital Statistics |
| BX |
Behavior |
| CARE |
Client Assessment, Review and Evaluation |
| CASA |
Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| CH |
Child |
| CM |
Case Manager or Care Manager |
| CPA |
Child Placing Agency |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services
|
| CRM HX |
Criminal History |
| CT |
Court |
| CVS |
Conservatorship |
| CW |
Case Worker or Care Worker |
| DA |
District Attorney |
| DD |
Developmental Delay |
| DFPS |
Department of Family & Child Protective Services |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DP |
Designated Perpetrator |
| DV |
Domestic Violence |
| ECI |
Early Childhood Education |
| EMAB |
Emotional Abuse |
| ER |
Emergency Room |
| FA |
Father |
| FAD |
Foster Adoptive Unit or Worker |
| FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FASD |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders |
| FBSS |
Family Based Safety Services (CPS) |
| FC |
Foster Care or Foster Child |
| FD |
Foster Dad or Foster Daughter |
| FFH |
Foster Family Home |
| FGH |
Family Group Home |
| Fictive Kin |
Caregiver not related to child/ren, but has a relationship |
| FM |
Foster Mother |
| FP |
Foster Parent(s) |
| FS |
Foster Son |
| FTT |
Failure to Thrive |
| GAL |
Guardian Ad Litem |
| Hotline |
Child Abuse Hotline |
| HS |
Home Study |
| HV |
Home Visit |
| ICPC |
Interstate Compact Placement or Children |
| ICWA |
Indian Child Welfare Act |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| Kinship |
Care Givers related to the child/ren |
| LE |
Law Enforcement |
| LOC |
Level of Care |
| MA |
Maternal |
| ME |
Medical Examiner or Medicaid Eligibility |
| MEPA |
Multiethnic Placement |
| MGF |
Maternal Grandfather |
| MGM |
Maternal Grandmother |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHMR |
Mental Health Mental Retardation |
| MO |
Mother |
| NCMEC |
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children |
| NSUP |
Neglectful Supervision |
| NV |
Non Verbal |
| OCOK |
Our Community Our Kids |
| OV |
Oldest Victim |
| PA |
Parent/Parental |
| PA |
Program Administrator (CPS) |
| PD |
Police Department or Program Director (CPS) |
| PD |
Program Director (CPS) |
| PDD |
Persvasive Developmental Disorders |
| PGF |
Paternal Grandfather |
| PGM |
Paternal Grandmother |
| PHAB |
Physical Abuse |
| PHNG |
Physical Neglect |
| PMC |
Permanent Managing Conservatorship |
| PMN |
Primary Medical Needs |
| POS |
Plan of Service (Child POS = CPOS; Family POS = FPOS) |
| PP |
Paramour |
| PPT |
Permanency Planning Team |
| PR |
Service Provider |
| PRN |
Principal in Case |
| Psych Eval |
Psychological Evaluation |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QPI |
Quality Parenting Initiative |
| RAD |
Reactive Attachment Disorder |
| RAPR |
Refusal to Accept Parental Responsibility |
| RCCL |
Residential Child Care Licensing |
| REUN |
Reunification |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RO |
Ruled Out |
| RTB |
Reason to Believe |
| RTC |
Residential Treatment Center |
| RX |
Prescription |
| SA |
Substance Abuse |
| SAMA |
Satori Alternative to Managing Aggression |
| SAMH |
Substance Abuse Mental Health |
| SB |
Sibling |
| SBS |
Shaken Baby Syndrome |
| SED |
Severely Emotionally Disturbed |
| SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SIL |
Supervised Independent Living |
| SO |
Sherriff's Office |
| SP |
Safety Plan |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSCC |
Single Source Continuum of Care |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| SW |
Social Worker or Service Worker |
| SWI |
Statewide Intake |
| SX |
Symptom |
| SXAB |
Sexual Abuse |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TBRI |
Trust Based Relational Intervention |
| TFC |
Therapeutic Foster Care or Home |
| TF‐CBT |
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
| TIC |
Trauma Informed Care |
| TMC |
Temporary Managing Conservator |
| TPR |
Termination of Parental Rights |
| TX |
Treatment |
| UK |
Unknown |
| UN |
Uncle |
| UTD |
Unable to Determine |
| VC |
Victim Child |
| YFT |
Youth for Tomorrow |
