How does a safety assessment differ from a risk assessment?
a. A safety assessment focuses on whether there are factors in the home that could put the child in danger over the long-term.
b. A safety assessment aims to ameliorate, or at least substantially reduce, the factors that create risk and future harm to the child.
c. A safety assessment helps to determine the immediate concerns regarding harm to the child(ren), and a risk assessment considers risk of future harm to the child(ren).
d. A safety assessment is conducted for children in out-of-home placement only, while a risk assessment is conducted for all children.