Mercer County Children and Youth Services
Child Welfare Laws & Mandates
| Additional Information |
| The Child Protective Services Law http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/055/chapter3490/chap3490toc.html |
| The Juvenile Act http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/42/00.063..HTM |
| Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 https://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/federal/index.cfm?event=federalLegislation.viewLegis&id=4 |
| Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 https://www.childwelfare.gov/fosteringconnections/index.cfm\ |