(1) that it is the policy of this State to promote family stability, to preserve family unity, and to help families achieve and maintain self-reliance by:
- (i) responding to financial and family crisis through direct provision of family counseling and supportive services; and
- (ii) referral to appropriate community resources; and
- (2) this State has the responsibility to provide services that prevent the kind of family dissolution and breakdown that requires protective services or out-of-home placement.
The General Assembly declares:
Added by Acts 1984, c. 296, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 88A, § 121.