The Permanency Planning Unit is responsible for ensuring policy and training meet the federal and state mandates for services that are provided to children and their families who have become involved in the juvenile court system due to child abuse and neglect.
Permanency planning services to families include assessing the needs and strengths of the child; involving family members as participants in their own treatment plan; consulting with service providers to evaluate the effectiveness of the services; providing placements for children which will meet their medical, educational, and physical needs; returning children to their own homes as soon as their needs can be met in their parent(s)' home, and arranging a permanent plan when return to the home is not possible.