Child Protective Services – Preventive and rehabilitation services provided to children victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation. These include provision of immediate intervention for children’s early recovery and reintegration to their families.

Clientele: Children
Area Coverage: Nationwide
Therapy Services for Abused Children – Therapeutic interventions and approaches provided to children to overcome the negative effects of abuse. These aim to maximize their potentials towards living a normal and productive life.

Clientele: Children
Area Coverage: Field Offices VII, XI and NCR
Alternative Family Care – This provides permanent or temporary family care arrangement to children whose parents are unable to provide for their basic needs, temporarily or permanently. This is provided to a child in three ways:

Adoption – A socio-legal process of providing a permanent family to a child whose parents have voluntarily or involuntarily relinquished parental authority over the child. The framework for the implementation of the domestic adoption is based on the provisions of Republic Act 8552 or the Domestic Adoption Act of 1998.
Foster Family Care – The provision of a planned substitute parental care for a child by a licensed foster family when the biological parents cannot care for her/ him.
Legal Guardianship – Granting of sole and absolute legal guardianship, parental authority or legal custody over the child to a parent/person by the Court. This applies in situations where the parents are legally separated, divorced or have had their marriage annulled.
Clientele: Children and Families
Area Coverage: Nationwide
Travel Clearance to Minors – Issuance of clearance to a child (below 18 years-old) who is traveling alone or accompanied by somebody other than his/her parent. This aims to protect the child from abuse, exploitation and trafficking by ensuring he/she is traveling for legitimate reason and with an authorized person.

Clientele: Children
Area Coverage: Nationwide
Special Social Services for Children in Armed Conflict (CIAC) – Provision of a package of social services and interventions designed to protect and rehabilitate children affected directly or indirectly by armed conflict.

Clientele: Children in armed conflict areas
Area Coverage: Nationwide
Government Internship Program (GIP) – A program that gives youth the opportunity to participate in government service by giving them summer job. GIP is a program component of the Kabataan 2000 that aims to initiate the youth to public service.

Clientele: Out of School Youth and other Disadvantaged Youth
Area Coverage: Nationwide
Rehabilitation Services for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL)

DSWD provides a package of rehabilitation services through its residential care facilities such as the Regional Rehabilitation Center (RRCY), National Training School for Boys and National training for Girls (Marillac Hills) to enable CICL to improve their social functioning. This aims to reintegrate CICL with their families and the community. These services include psycho-social care, educational, homelife, dietary, health,, recreational, and other cultural activities and spiritual enhancement.
Area Coverage: Regions I, III, IV-A, VI, VII, VIII, IX X, XI, CARAGA and NCR