Montgomery County Child Welfare

The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services provides health care services and information to the residents of Montgomery County in Maryland. It investigates the causes of diseases, epidemics, morbidity and mortality and environmental health hazards using vital and health statistics for epidemiological studies. The department plans and implements public education and enforces public health laws. It is also responsible for assuring the provision of programs in various areas, such as vision and hearing screening, public and private water supplies, food service sanitation, immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, on-site sewage disposal management and general communicable disease control. The department launches various seasonal awareness campaigns to increase residents awareness of prevailing diseases.

From the website:Arlington County Virginia's official government website.

The Child and Family Services Division is governed by the Department of Human Services of the city of Arlington in Virginia. The division offers a variety of programs to prevent abuse, neglect and the exploitation of children. It promotes the health, safety and well-being of children and families. The Child and Family Services Division s Project PEACE helps to eliminate domestic violence. The division provides child placement, adoption and foster care services. Its permanent placement options for youths include emergency foster, specialized therapeutic and traditional family foster homes. The Child and Family Services Division specializes in the Batterers Intervention Program. The division offers behavior intervention and child protective services. It also provides child and family mental health services.