Section 4-401 - Legislative policy.
§ 4-401. Legislative policy.
The General Assembly declares:
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 121; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]