§ 409. Preventive services; definition. As used in this title,
"preventive services" shall mean supportive and rehabilitative services
provided, in accordance with the provisions of this title and
regulations of the department, to children and their families for the
purpose of: averting an impairment or disruption of a family which will
or could result in the placement of a child in foster care; enabling a
child who has been placed in foster care to return to his family at an
earlier time than would otherwise be possible; or reducing the
likelihood that a child who has been discharged from foster care would
return to such care.