Family Services develops and administers programs, policies and standards that are directed at preventing or ameliorating abuse, neglect, dependency, and exploitation of children. The mission further seeks to develop and maintain a quality system of care for children and their families and for adults through the provision of services aimed at achieving safety, permanency, and improved well-being in their own homes as well as in out-of-home settings.
Child Protective Services
The Office of Child Protective Services provides the following functions for the Family
Services Division of the Department of Human Resources:
- Maintains the Central Registry on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Administers the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) which reviews and
facilitates applications for travel, placements, foster care, and adoptions of children
entering and leaving the state
- Applies for and monitors grants for protective services projects
- Provides case consultation services
View the R.C. vs Walley Consent Decree
