Projects & Outreach: RCCANT

The Resource Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Teams (RCCANT) has the goal of providing training, resources, consultation, and other help to County Child Abuse and Neglect Teams in Nebraska. The teams were created by LB 1184 by the 1992 Nebraska Legislature, and it is from the bill number that they receive their popular name. Every county in Nebraska is required to create and maintain 1184 Teams in order to monitor and coordinate the investigation and treatment of families where child abuse or neglect has been found. The teams are to create protocols to coordinate joint law enforcement and Health and Human Services investigation of cases; ensure law enforcement participation; reduce the risk of harm to child abuse and neglect victims; ensure that children are in safe surroundings; share information among professionals; and manage the team activities.

RCCANT is a program historically funded through the Department of Health and Human Services to provide state-wide help and support for the individual county (or joint county) teams. RCCANT has done consultation with teams, prepared and distributed a desk book for team operation, presented trainings both regionally and state-wide, and, with the cooperation of the Crime Commission, gathered information about teams as required by law. RCCANT has also administered small amounts of grants funding for the teams in the past. Unfunded for the past several years, RCCANT has continued to gather information about teams with the help of the Crime Commission. RCCANT is now working with the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation to design a new program to provide resources to the teams in the future.