Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Background and Funding

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Families.

Family violence.

Federal aid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2015

Summary:

Provides overview of Federal response to domestic violence under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which assists States in preventing incidents of domestic violence; offers shelter and related assistance to victims of such violence and their dependents; and provides technical assistance and training on domestic violence to State and local government agencies, nonprofit private organizations, and other persons who seek it. Discusses definition, risk factors, profiles of survivors, and effects of domestic violence. Addresses funding; formula grants to States, territories, and tribes; State domestic violence coalitions; national and special issue resource centers; national domestic violence hotline; prevention activities; children and youth exposed to domestic violence; FVPSA interaction with other Federal laws; and Federal coordination

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2015-DSP-0435

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license