The Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs is responsible for all matters related to the

sociology of the family Sociology of the family is a subfield of the subject of sociology, in which researchers and academics study family structure as a social institution and unit of socialization from various sociological perspectives. It can be seen as an example of ...

and

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

in the U.S. Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

Agencies

style="margin: 0 auto" ! scope=col style="text-align: left" , Name in English ! scope=col style="text-align: left" , Name in Spanish ! scope=col style="text-align: left" , Abbreviation in Spanish , - , Administration for Child Care and the Integrated Development of Childhood , ''Administración para el Cuidado y Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez'' , ACUDEN , - , Administration for Child Support , ''Administración para el Sustento de Menores'' , ASUME , - , Administration for Families and Children , ''Administración de Familias y Niños'' , ADFAN , - , Administration for the Socioeconomic Development of the Family , ''Administración para el Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia'' , ADSEF , - , Corporation for Industries for the Blind, Mentally Retarded People, and Other Handicapped People , ''Corporación para las Industrias de Ciegos, Personas Mentalmente Retardadas y Otras Personas Incapacitadas'' , CIRIO , -

Secretaries

The ''Puerto Rico Secretary of Family Affairs'' leads the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs and all efforts related to the

and

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References

{{authority control Executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico