Child Welfare : The Adoption Incentive Program and Its Reauthorization.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption.

Child welfare.

Families.

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (48 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes legislative proposals in the 113th Congress to reauthorize and extend the adoption incentives program, which provides cash payments to States that are successful in increasing the number of children adopted from the public child welfare system. Reviews measures to improve adoption incentives and extend family connection grants, and outlines earlier reauthorization activities in the 113th Congress. Provides background on longstanding Congressional interest in domestic adoption and public child welfare agency involvement in adoptions, and discusses adoption incentive payments. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Aug. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Child Welfare

Access Restriction:

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