A
| Absent Parent | AP |
| Activities of Daily Living | ADL |
| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | AIDS |
| Adult Day Healthcare | ADHC |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | AA |
| Alcohol Dependence Program | ADTP |
| Alleged Perpetrator | AP |
| Abuse Report / Child Safety Assessment | CSA |
| Administration for Child & Families | ACF |
| Adoption & Related Services | ARS |
| Adoption Exchange System | AES |
| Adult Protective Services | APS |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health | ADM |
| Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse | AODA |
| Assertive Community Treatment | ACT |
| Automated Medical Information System | AMIS |
B
| Basic Allowance for Housing | BAH |
| Basic Allowance for Quarters | BAQ |
| Behavior Disorder | BD |
| Birth Certificate | BC |
| Blood Draw | BD |
| Basic Health | BH |
| Basic Health Plan | BHP |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | BIA |
| Bureau of Nursing Home Affair | BNHA |
| Blood Test | BT |
C
| Care Manager/Case Manager | CM |
| In Care Of | C/O |
| Case Plan | CP |
| Child | CH |
| Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act | CAPTA |
| Child Abuse and/or Neglect | CA/N |
| Child in Care | CIC |
| Child Justice Center | CJC |
| Child Protection Team | CPT |
| Child Safety Assessment | CSA |
| Child Welfare Legal Services | CWLS |
| Children’s Administration | CA |
| Children & Families Operating Procedures | CFOP, OP |
| Child Protection Investigator | CPI |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | CBT |
| Community Based Care | CBC |
| Community-based Outpatient Clinic | CBOC |
| Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessment | CBHA |
| Continued Extensive Psychiatric Care | CEPC |
D
| Date of Birth | DOB |
| Day Treatment Center | DTC |
| Department of Children & Families | DCF |
| Department of Juvenile Justice | DJJ |
| Developmental Disability | DD |
| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness, 4th Revision, 1994 | DSM-IV |
| Discharge | D/C |
| District Administrator | DA |
| Domestic Violence | DV |
| Drug Dependency Treatment Program | DDTP |
E
| Early Services Intervention | ESI |
| Emergency Room | ER |
| Emotional Behavior Disorder | EBD |
| Emotional Disorder | ED |
F
| Family Care Manager | FCM |
| Father | Fa |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | FAS |
| Foster Care | FC |
| Foster Home | FH |
| Foster Parents | FP |
G
| Geriatric Evaluation and Management | GEM |
| Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center | GRECC |
| Guardian Ad Litem | GAL |
H
| Department of Health and Human Resources | HHS |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development – VA Supportive Housing | HUD-VASH |
| Health Care for Homeless Veterans | HCHV |
| Home Based Primary Care | HBPC |
| Home Study | HS |
| Home Visit | HV |
| Homeless Women Veterans | HWV |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus | HIV |
I
| Initial Child Safety Assessment | ICSA |
| Initial Decision Summary | IDS |
| Individual Education Program | IEP |
| Independent Living Placement | ILP |
| Independent Living Services | ILS |
| Individuals With Disabilities Education Act | IDEA |
| Individualized Education Program | IEP |
| Individual Service Team | IST |
| Independent Living Center | ILC |
| Information And Referral | I & R |
| Information Resource Management | IRM |
| Intermediate Care Facility | ICF |
J
| Job Opportunities & Basic Skills Program | JOBS |
| Judicial Review | JR |
K
L
| Law Enforcement | LE |
| Least Restrictive Environment | LRE |
| Learning Disability | LD |
| Length of Stay | LOS |
| Level of Care | LOC |
| Level of Eligibility | LOE |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker | LCSW |
| Licensed Professional Counselor | LPC |
| Link | Food Stamps |
| Local Education Agency | LEA |
M
| Masters Degree In Social Work | MSW |
| Maternal And Child Health | MCH |
| Medical Examiner | ME |
| Medicaid | Title XIX, T-19, XIX, |
| Memorandum of Agreement | MOA |
| Memorandum of Understanding | MOU |
| Mental Health | MH |
| Mental Retardation | MR |
| Mother | Mo |
| Multidisciplinary Team | MDT |
| Multiple Sclerosis | MS |
N
| Narcotics Anonymous | NA |
| National Association Of Social Workers | NASW |
| National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research | NCAIANMHR |
| National Crime Information Center | NCIC |
| National Energy Assistance Referral | NEAR |
| National Institute on Alcoholism | NIAAA |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | NIDA |
| National Institutes of Health | NIH |
| National Institute of Mental Health | NIMH |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | NICU |
| Not Applicable | N/A |
| Nursing Home Care Unit | NHCU |
O
| Occupational Therapy | OT |
| Office of the Attorney General | OAG, AG |
| Office Of Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention | OJJDP |
| Out of Home Care | OHC |
| Out of Town Inquiry | OTI |
| Outpatient Substance Abuse Team | OSAT |
P
| Parent | Pa |
| Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | PICU |
| Person Centered Plan | PCP |
| Physical Therapy | PT |
| Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia | PCP |
| Police Department | PD |
| Preferred Provider Organization | PPO |
| Preschool Transition And Placement Committee | PTPC |
| Protective Supervision | PS |
| Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility | PSTF |
| Public Law | PL |
| Public Service Announcement | PSA |
Q
| Quality Assurance | QA |
| Quality Improvement | QI |
| Quality Management | QM |
R
| Relative Caregiver Program | RCP |
| Request of Assistance | RFA |
| Request for Proposal | RFP |
| Residential Treatment Center | RTC |
| Risk Assessment | RA |
| Road to Independence | RTI |
S
| Severely Emotional Disturbed | SED |
| Sheriff’s Office | SO |
| Social Security Administration | SSA |
| Social Security Disability Income | SSDI |
| Social Security Number | SSN |
| Speech Therapy | ST |
| Substance Abuse Mental Health | SAMH |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | SIDS |
| Supplemental Security Income | SSI |
| Systems of Care | SOC |
| Symptom | Sx |
T
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families | TANF |
| Termination of Parental Rights | TPR |
| Therapeutic Foster Home | TFH |
| Treatment | Tx |
U
| United Cerebral Palsy | UCP |
| Utilization Management | UM |
| Utilization Review | UR |
V
| Veterans Affairs | VA |
| Veterans Benefits Administration | VBA |
| Veterans Construction Team | VCT |
| Veterans Health Administration | VHA |
| Victim Child | VC |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | VR |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy | VRT |
| Voluntary Placement Services | VPS |
W
| Women, Infants and Children (Special Supplemental Food Program) | WIC |
| Women’s And Children’s Health | WCH |
| Work Place Violence | WPV |
X
Y
| Youth Self Report | YSR |