Child Welfare Funding for Child and Family Services Authorized Under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug traffic.

Families.

Foster home care.

Methamphetamine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Discusses child welfare services and promoting safe and stable families (PSSF) child welfare programs, including their purposes, unique requirements, funding levels, and funding distribution, under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act. Describes several grants and activities that are supported by funds reserved from the overall PSSF appropriation, including the court improvement program, grants to regional partnerships to improve the outcomes of children affected by their parents' abuse of methamphetamine or other substances, grants to improve monthly caseworker visits of children in foster care, and funds reserved to HHS for research, evaluation, training, or technical assistance. Includes tables and graphs

Notes:

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-DSP-0509

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license