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Agency overview | |
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Formed | As the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare |
Jurisdiction | State government of Pennsylvania |
Annual budget | $20,020,564 (FY 2010) [1] |
Agency executive |
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Website | http://www.dhs.state.pa.gov/ |
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is a state agency in Pennsylvania [2] tasked to provide care and support to vulnerable citizens. With a range of program offices, the department administers various services including eligibility determination, foster care, early childhood development, services for individuals with disabilities, long-term living programs, and management of healthcare programs. The department consists of executive offices and seven program offices:
Juvenile corrections fall under the purview of the Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services (BJJS), which oversees Pennsylvania's facilities for adjudicated delinquent youth. [3] These facilities, known as "youth development centers," serve as correctional institutions for juveniles. [4]
The department operates several facilities and forestry camps:
Some former facilities include the New Castle Youth Development Center (NCYDC) [8] - Shenango Township, Lawrence County - and the Cresson Secure Treatment Unit (CSTU), which is no longer operational. As of October 1995, the juvenile facilities were operating at overcapacity.
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