D.C. Code § 4-1303.01
D.C. Code § 4-1303.01
Sections 5192 and 5193 of D.C. Law 16-192 provided:
"Sec. 5192. Definitions.
"For the purposes of this subtitle, the term:
"(1) ~Primary prevention' means activities and services provided to families that are designed to prevent or reduce the prevalence of child abuse and neglect before signs of abuse or neglect may be present.
"(2) ~Secondary prevention' means activities and services provided to persons identified by etiological studies because of their propensity to abuse or neglect children in their care. Secondary prevention strategies target children who are identified as being at risk of abuse or neglect and are designed to intervene at the earliest warning signs of abuse or neglect.
"Sec. 5193. Status of abuse and neglect prevention programs.
"(a) The Mayor shall convene a working group to assess child abuse and neglect prevention programs in the District. The working group shall:
"(1) Take an inventory of all current public and private programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, including:
"(A) All primary prevention programs servicing the District;
"(B) All secondary prevention programs servicing the District;
"(C) All sources of local, federal, and private funding for each program; and
"(D) A determination of whether each program's services are evaluated for effectiveness; and
"(2) Perform a gap analysis to identify where these programs are:
"(A) Meeting, or failing to meet, the primary prevention needs of the District;
"(B) Meeting, or failing to meet, the secondary prevention needs of the District; and
"(C) Duplicating services identified in the inventory.
"(b) The inventory and gap analysis shall be completed, submitted to the Council, and made available to the public no later than December 31, 2006."
For applicability of D.C. Law 13-277, see note following § 4-1303.01 a.