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Indiana County Children & Youth Services has assisted children, youth and families with issues related to child abuse and neglect since 1936
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We apologize for the inconvenience, but our site is still under construction! We will be up and running shortly! In the meantime, please connect yourself to the Indiana County Webpage and you will find our current Children and Youth Services page. Thank you!
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our site is still under construction! We will be up and running shortly! In the meantime, please connect yourself to the Indiana County Webpage and you will find our current Children and Youth Services page. Thank you!
WE PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES:
- Intake - we take calls from concerned individuals who suspect a child is being abused.
- Referral and Information - after listening to concerns, we may answer questions a person has, or we may refer them to someone who can help them. We also help unmarried parents by referring them to places to stay or discussing adoption or protective services with them.
- Protective Services - we provide services to families in their own homes to help them correct a problem that may lead to serious neglect or abuse.
- Placement - we do place children who have been seriously abused or neglected. We also place incorrigible children in group homes if needed. When placing a child, our first goal is to find a relative of the child who would be suitable and willing to keep him/her. If there are no relatives to keep the child, we then turn to our foster parents. If we do not have any foster parents available, we will contract out to other foster agencies. If a child if going to harm himself or others by being in a home-like situation, they may then be placed in a group home to receive stricter supervision as well as counseling.
- Adoption - Unfortunately, sometimes things do not work out, and a child can not go home. In this case the child may be adopted. As foster parents, you would be the first person asked to adopt the child. If you do not wish to adopt then we would look for other families who would like to adopt the child. While we are locating a family the child would remain in foster care.