Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress

Stoltzfus, Emilie ; Spar, Karen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Children;    Child welfare -- Law and legislation;    Families;   

RP-ID  :  RL30894
RP-ID  :  RL30894_2002Jan24

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001. The new law maintains the FY2001 mandatory funding level, authorizes additional discretionary funding, and grants new program authority to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners. In addition, the enacted legislation allows states to use Promoting Safe and Stable Families funds for infant "safe haven" programs, provides for reallocation of unused program funds, clarifies language defining family support programs, and gives more explicit instructions to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding use of funds set aside for research, evaluation and technical assistance.