About CAPTA: a legislative history

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dc.contributor.authorChild Welfare Information Gateway
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-10T14:26:10Z
dc.date.available2019-07-10T14:26:10Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis factsheet summarizes the legislative history and purpose of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), the key Federal legislation addressing child abuse and neglect. CAPTA was originally enacted in P.L. 93-247 and was most recently amended on January 7, 2019, by the Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-424). CAPTA provides Federal funding to States in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, for demonstration programs and projects.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChild Welfare Information Gateway. (2019). About CAPTA: a legislative history. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/about/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4417
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureauen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectlegislationen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectlawen_US
dc.subjectCAPTAen_US
dc.titleAbout CAPTA: a legislative historyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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