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  Children & Families 
  Children Requiring Assistance (CRA)  (formerly CHINS) 
 
  
  In November 2012, a Massachusetts law entitled an Act Regarding Families and Children Engaged in Services (FACES) replaced Children in Need of Services (CHINS) cases with Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) cases.   
    
    
    - Mass.gov CRA page- Information about what will happen in court, who may be involved, and what  rights are for parents, legal guardians, or custodians in  Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) cases.  
 
    - Quick Reference on CRA: A Guide for Child Advocates from the Children's Law Center of Massachusetts; 2013
 
     
 
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