SS Child Abuse
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Updated: 19 Feb 2020
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Created byAthena Reynolds (Student)
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POCTC society createdA 1974 federal law,
the Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment
Act (CAPTA),every State and the
District of Columbia
had enacted lawsYouth and Families
(ACYF) funded researchthe Children’s Bureau
funded 17 cooperative
agreement grants to expand home visitinghome 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 AdministrationThe Family Preservation
and Support Services
Program Act of 1993
authorized nearly $1 billion
over 5 years to provide services
for families in crisisIn 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National
Research Council (NRC) issued a groundbreaking
studyPeriods
1st big case of child abuse
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