29 jun 1980 ano - Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (Children's Bureau, 2012)

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Thanks to the efforts of national advocacy groups, adoptive parent organizations, foster parents and children, several Members of Congress, and Children’s Bureau leadership and staff, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (P.L. 96-272) was signed by President Carter on June 17, 1980. This groundbreaking law reflected a new Federal emphasis on permanence for children. Among its requirements were the first Federal adoption assistance for children with special needs and a mandate for States to make “reasonable efforts” to prevent foster care placement or to return children home as quickly as possible. It would be many years before the child welfare system reaped the law’s full benefits.