Chapter V: Cross County Issues

Introduction

Interagency collaboration among county departments of social services is vital if children are to be protected and families strengthened. Because family residences may change during the provision of child welfare services, county departments of social services need to rely on each other to ensure that appropriate services are provided in a timely and consistent manner. This section provides examples of some situations requiring interagency collaboration, however these examples are not exhaustive. Consequently, some general principles have been identified to enable county departments of social services to decide which agency has overall case management responsibility in specific situations.