A state-level government agency that oversees child protection, foster care and adoption, juvenile justice services, children's behavioral health, early learning and child care licensing; its mission is to promote the safety, permanence, and well‑being of children, youth, and families through service delivery, prevention, and partnership with communities and Tribes.
Child welfare and protective services, foster care and adoption policy, juvenile justice and youth rehabilitation, children's mental and behavioral health services, early childhood education and child care subsidy and licensing, family preservation and kinship support, cross-agency coordination with health and education systems
Primarily funded by state general fund appropriations and state agency budgets, supplemented by federal grants and entitlements (for example Title IV-E and Medicaid), program fees, and occasional philanthropic or foundation grants
State governor's office and legislature, state departments of health and human services and education, local child welfare offices and juvenile courts, federally recognized Tribes, national agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families, and partner community providers
State government agency
