Division of Safety and Permanence
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The Division of Safety and Permanence mission is to ensure that children are safe in their own homes, and when that is not possible, to assure they are provided a safe and loving foster or adoptive home.  Programs administered by the DSP include but are not limited to:

  • Adoption, including Special Needs Adoption & Adoption Search
  • Child Protective Services
  • Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
  • Foster Care
  • Kinship Care
  • Independent Living and the ETV Program
  • Brighter Futures
  • Domestic Violence
  • Indian Child Welfare

Partners providing these services include counties, other state agencies and private providers.

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The Department of Children and Families, protecting children, strengthening families, building communities.