Child Protection & Family Services Agency

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) was formed out of a merger between the Child Development Agency and the Office of the Children’s Registry in November 2017. CPFSA is an executive agency of the Government of Jamaica under the remit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. Guided by the Child Care and Protection Act, the CPFSA has responsibility for children who are in need of care and protection or who are at risk of becoming in need of care and protection. More specifically, CPFSA caters to: • Children who are at risk of being or are being abandoned, abused and/or neglected • Children in the care of the State • Parents and/or guardians of children in need of care and protection • Children with special needs and their parents/guardians • Children experiencing behavioural challenges and their parents/ guardians • Foster parents • Prospective adoptive parents