Department of Human Services
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides services that provide care and support to the state of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens. The Pennsylvania DHS provides the following services to these citizens of Pennsylvania: eligibility and benefits determination, foster care, juvenile justice, early childhood development, services for persons with developmental disabilities, autism services, long term living programs, management of state psychiatric hospitals, and management of the Medical Assistance physical and behavioral health care programs.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services consists of seven different offices that include:
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Office of Developmental Programs
Office of Income Maintenance
Office of Long Term Living
Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Department of Human Services Online Resources:
- Adoption Services (SWAN)
- Adult Protective Services
- Apply for Benefits (DPW)
- Apply for Child Support
- Child Protective Services
- Child Welfare
- COMPASS
- Report Child Abuse, Neglect or Fraud
