Children

- Connections: Children, Youth and Family Resources (Opens to a new window)
Use this online directory to find the community organizations that can help you get the information you need to make informed decisions about crisis intervention, child abuse, family assistance and more.

- Focus on the First Years (Opens to a news window)
This online directory links to public health, school, library and social services for Baltimore County's youngest residents.

- You Care So Be Aware: Child Safety Resources
When it comes to children's safety, parents are the best protection. This online resource is designed to answer your questions about child safety, including the services Baltimore County offers.

Other Related Pages

- Baby Walkers: Helpful or Harmful?
The Health Department provides safety tips in the selection and use of baby walkers .

- Child Abuse or Neglect
Protective Services for Children provides a variety of services to families to insure the safety and well being of children and to assure the minimum essentials of care.

- Day Care Assistance
The Department of Social Services offers day care assistance in certain circumstances. Learn more here.

- Foster & Adoptive Parenting
The number of children in need of foster and adoptive parents is increasing faster than the availability of homes. Baltimore County Department of Social Services has an urgent need for foster and adoptive families.

- KidsZone
Find information on activities that involve the whole family.

- Obtaining a Child Support Order
Would you like to get a child support court order? Maryland Department of Human Resources outlines the steps that you need to follow.

- Safe Toys
When you shop for presents, make sure you select safe toys for children. The Health Department provides these tips.

- State's Attorney: Child Abuse and Sex Offenses
This division of the State's Attorney's Office reviews, investigates, formally charges, and prosecutes felony offenses including sex offenses with adults as victims, sexual child abuse, and physical child abuse.

- State's Attorney: Juvenile Division
The Juvenile Division of the State's Attorney's Office prosecutes all cases of juvenile delinquency on referral from the Police Department and Department of Juvenile Justice. The focus of the Juvenile Court is rehabilitation and treatment of the offender rather than punishment.

Related Agencies

- Health

- Social Services

- Public Library

- State's Attorney

Revised December 28, 2006