When a child cannot remain with family, the goal is to place the child in another safe, nurturing environment. Children are temporarily placed in Child Haven or an emergency shelter home. These children arrive with only the clothes they are wearing.

Clark County recently held a "PJ’s for DJ"s" drive asking county employees to donate new children’s pajamas to Child Haven. The Clark County Fire Department gathered and delivered 582 pairs of PJ’ s for use by the children at Child Haven.

Child Haven is a part of the Clark County Department of Family Services (DFS) and provides temporary care and treatment for abused, neglected and abandoned children between 3 days to 17 years of age. Children are placed in protective custody in Child Haven by police or DFS workers. The Child Haven campus consists of eight cottages, and activity and school centers. Children are assigned to a cottage based on their age and sex. The cottages have a capacity of housing 12 children each, except for the infants cottage, which has a capacity for 20 infants.