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The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is a state agency in Pennsylvania [2] tasked to provide care and support to vulnerable citizens. With a range of program offices, the department administers various services including eligibility determination, foster care, early childhood development, services for individuals with disabilities, long-term living programs, and management of ...
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Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP) was first established in 1974 through passage of the Runaway Youth Act. [3]: ch. 5 The RHYP administers the National Runaway Safeline, a 24 hour hotline for adolescents in crisis, which provides educational resources and technical assistance, [4] and the National Clearinghouse on Runaway and Homeless Youth, founded in 1992, and which serves as a ...
The first call to 9-1-1 was placed in February of 1968, and ever since, it’s been the number we in the U.S. call for any and all emergencies. In recent years, there have been several cases where ...
It is confidential, anonymous, non-judgmental, non-directive, and free. The hotline number is 1-800-RUNAWAY. Calls are answered every day of the year, 24 hours a day. [1] [2] The National Runaway Switchboard was started in 1974, in Chicago, IL., by the staff of Metro-Help, a 24 hour crisis phone line.
A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in 1951 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since the mid-1970s.
PA Child Care is a juvenile detention center [1] in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania. It was opened in February 2003. [2] It has a sister company, Western PA Child Care, [3] in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Treatment at both facilities is provided by Mid Atlantic Youth Services, and both were involved in the kids for cash scandal in 2008.