[restornu]

Do most Gov. Agency deal with all types exstream dysfuncional parnets, abusvies children and trouble juveniles?

[sweetliberty]

There are basically two "agencies," for lack of a better word, that deal with juveniles when there are issues in the home. One is DCFS and the other is Juvenile Services.

DCFS deals with children who are abused or neglected under the Child Maltreatment Act. We work with families to prevent removal of the children from the home, if possible, and if removal is necessary, we work with the family to try and remedy the problems that made removal necessary. Sometimes the parents cannot or will not remedy the problems. In these cases, the only remedy becomes termination of parental rights and placing the children for adoption or, in the case with older adolescents, preparing them to live independently.

Juvenile Services deals with families when it is the CHILD that is the problem and not the parents. This would include criminal or delinquent behavior on the part of the child and children that are unmanageable at home. Sometimes there is some overlap between the two agencies, but when there is, it almost always causes problems.