2021-22 Electronic Suspected Child Abuse Reporting System (ES) Program RFP (2nd Release)

Overview

The purpose of the ES Program is to improve the system of sharing information for suspected child abuse cases by establishing an electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report (SCAR) system that will be used by district attorney offices, local law enforcement, and county child welfare services departments. For many years, the Suspected Child Abuse Report (SCAR) has been shared by county agencies primarily by fax, which has become technologically outdated. This method of sharing critical information is insufficient for timely and reliable communication. In 2005, Los Angeles County identified the need for an electronic Suspected Child Abuse Report System (eSCARS) and developed a secure web-based database that is used by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services, the district...