he objectives of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families aer: 1) to prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services; 2) to assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when teh family's problems can be addressed effectively; 3) to address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner; 4) to support adoptive families by providing support services as necessary so that they can make a lifetime commitment to their children. This is accomplished through the issuance of grants to state child and welfare agencies to serve families at risk or in crisis, to develop or expand and operated coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services. Services are for the child and the parents or primary care giver. Such services may include individual, group, and family counseling; inpatient, residential, or outpatient substance use treatment and recovery services; mental health services; violence services; temporary respite care, child care and after-school care' therapeutic services; transportation services; parenting services; fatherhood programs; assessments; educational services; housing or other material assistance; socialization and recreational activities; case management and referrals to community services.