Mesa County

The Garfield County Child and Adult Welfare Department works with doctors, hospitals, law enforcement officials, schools and others to identify maltreatment and intervene with families where children have been abused or neglected. Its child welfare intake unit assesses and checks into child abuse and neglect allegations. The Garfield County Child and Adult Welfare Department has a sexual abuse intervention and family education team that works with local law enforcement and community agencies to protect incest victims. It also provides parenting classes, crisis intervention, life skills training, and domestic violence and drug and alcohol treatment services, as well as individual, group and family therapies. The department operates a 24-hour child abuse help line for addressing child abuse and neglect situations. It is operated by Garfield County Department of Human Services. The Garfield County Child and Adult Welfare Department is located in Rifle, Colo.

The Delta County Sheriff s Office is responsible for law enforcement services in the unincorporated portion of Delta County s more than 1,100 square miles area in Colorado. It provides services to a population of over 27,500 individuals and employs a staff of nearly 25 full- and part-time sworn deputies. The Delta County Sheriff s Office maintains patrol, investigations, detention and security divisions. The office operates a full-service detention facility, countywide emergency dispatch center, and civil process and victim s advocate office. It provides concealed weapon permits, animal control, noise violations, and domestic violence and sexual offenses prevention services. The Delta County Sheriff s Office is located in Delta, Colo.