The District Attorney’s Child Abuse Unit is responsible for reviewing and coordinating all child abuse and neglect cases in Multnomah County. The unit complements the Assault & Sex Crimes Unit and Juvenile Unit in this regard. It is part of a multi-disciplinary team comprised of representatives from law enforcement, public schools, hospitals, courts, health departments, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Oregon Department of Employment Child Care Division. The unit handles child homicides, felony child physical abuse cases, felony child abandonment cases, custodial interference cases (where the custodian of the child is DHS), felony sex crimes where the victim is currently under the age of 18 and where the perpetrator is considered a family member. Additionally, the unit handles Juvenile Court dependency cases that correspond with an adult criminal case described above.