The committees' membership includes senior representatives of local agencies involved in child protection, who meet four to six times per year to coordinate, plan, and monitor local child protection services. The research gathered information by means of structured interviews containing both open and closed questions. Results revealed a substantial emphasis on investigation procedures. Prevention strategies received little attention, and treatment services were virtually ignored. Findings suggested three actions that might address the current imbalance. These include giving agencies with less responsibility for investigation a more prominent role in the management of child protection services; inclusion of child protection services in an integrated, multidisciplinary child welfare service; and research into the availability of a broad spectrum of treatment for abused children. Tables and 33 references (Author abstract modified)