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Monroe County Children and Youth

The Monroe County Office of Children and Youth, under Pennsylvania law, is mandated to investigate all reports of suspected abuse, neglect, or dependency of children from birth to age 18 within the County.

Program staff works closely with private social service agencies, school districts, the Drug & Alcohol Program, and the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services, and law enforcement agencies. 

Adelaide Grace Executive Director      Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm  Monday to Friday

The staff work with families directly and coordinate services with community resources to improve family conditions. In-home services, placement services, and adoption services are integral to our child protective service function. All services listed on the website. 

ADVISOR PROGRAM

The Monroe County Children and Youth Services Advisor program is a supportive service that is designed to assist children in functioning more effectively and handling problems facing them. It is an in-home program consisting primarily of activities, tutoring and individual counseling provided by a professional advisor.

Those who are eligible for the Advisor Program are individuals referred from Probation, Children and Youth clients who are referred by agency caseworkers and /or C.A.S.S.P. clients.

Adolescent Crisis Service

  • Adolescent Crisis Services consist of two programs: the first is a Family Preservation Program of intensive counseling and support delivered in the homes of families with adolescents who are at imminent risk of being placed outside of their homes.  Workers are on call 24 hours a day to provide help with practical problems, individual counseling, family counseling, and crisis intervention depending on the specific needs of each family.

  • The second program is the Adolescent Intervention Program that conducts all of the activities of the Family Preservation Program; however, the identified child must be an adolescent who is being transitioned from a juvenile probation placement. 

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

These services include, but are not limited to:

  • individual and group counseling,

  • Independent Living Skills education,

  • supervised recreational and social activities,

  • supportive tutoring and Day Care assistance.

Intensive in-home services are offered by an Intensive Unit and a C & Y Intensive Big Brother/Big Sister type program (Advisor Program). 

 

 

 

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