SS Child Abuse - Timeline

POCTC society created

A 1974 federal law, the Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act (CAPTA),

every State and the District of Columbia had enacted laws

Youth and Families (ACYF) funded research

the Children’s Bureau funded 17 cooperative agreement grants to expand home visiting

home visiting was formally incorporated into the formula grants of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program within the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration

The Family Preservation and Support Services Program Act of 1993 authorized nearly $1 billion over 5 years to provide services for families in crisis

In 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) issued a groundbreaking study

1st big case of child abuse