Expenditures for Child Abuse InvestigationsPennsylvania's child welfare system is responsible for a wide range of services to abused and neglected children, and dependent and delinquent children. Funding through the state and county agencies for all these services exceeds $1 billion. More than $44.7 million of that amount was spent by state and county agencies to investigate reports of suspected child and student abuse. The Department uses State General Fund money to operate ChildLine. In 2006, ChildLine expenditures amounted to $2.66 million. Expenditures for the ChildLine Verification Unit, which processes child abuse history clearances, were an additional $322,234. Expenditures for the headquarters of DPW total $458,675. Regional staff expenditures were nearly $2.62 million. Table 11 lists the total expenditures for county agencies to conduct child abuse and student abuse investigations. These numbers do not reflect total expenditures for all services provided by the county agencies. In state fiscal year 2005-2006, county expenditures for child abuse and student abuse investigations were $38.66 million. | 
