The Children’s Bureau mission is to help children succeed and excel at leading happy, healthy, productive lives through a combination of prevention, treatment, research and advocacy. Children’s Bureau is committed to providing vulnerable children — especially in the early years — the foundation necessary to become caring and productive adults by:
preventing child abuse and neglect both at home and in the community;
protecting, nurturing and treating abused children;
enhancing the potential of families and communities to meet the needs of their children by bringing them together to create safe and secure environments;
advancing the welfare of children and families through superior programs in foster care, adoptions, child development, parent education, mental health, research and advocacy.