2010 State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Plan: Report to the Governor and General Assembly
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS; Department) is the single state agency for planning and coordinating child abuse and neglect prevention programs and services. As such, the Department is charged to administer child abuse prevention shelters and service programs for abused and neglected children, or provide for their administration by not-for-profit corporations, community-based organizations or units of local government.