{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-1","heading":"Policy.","body":"The public policy of this state is: to protect children whose health and welfare may be adversely affected through injury and neglect; to strengthen the family and to make the home safe for children by enhancing the parental capacity for good child care; to provide a temporary or permanent nurturing and safe environment for children when necessary; and, for these purposes, to require the mandatory reporting of known or suspected child abuse and neglect, investigation of those reports by a social agency, and provision of services, where needed, to the child and family.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 11 Abused and Neglected Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-11/40-11-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"bfaa0fd1ab40fa6790ac2c6ccf1b4a0825ba2e3e3b732ee9d42d74aace794371","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-10-1-40-10-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}