Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

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United States federal statute child protection law

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act is a key U.S. federal law that establishes national standards, funding, and guidelines for preventing, identifying, and responding to child abuse and neglect.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ child protection law ⓘ
administeredBy	Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED ⓘ Children's Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy	CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 NERFINISHED ⓘ Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizes	federal data collection on child abuse and neglect ⓘ research on causes, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect ⓘ
conditionsFederalFundingOn	state compliance with CAPTA requirements ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateEnacted	1974-01-31 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect NERFINISHED ⓘ federal definition guidelines for child abuse and neglect ⓘ minimum standards for state definitions of child abuse and neglect ⓘ
focusesOn	child abuse ⓘ child neglect ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	child welfare law ⓘ family law ⓘ
primaryPurpose	improve identification of child abuse and neglect ⓘ improve response to child abuse and neglect ⓘ prevent child abuse and neglect ⓘ
provides	federal funding to states for child protective services ⓘ funding for research and training on child abuse and neglect ⓘ grants for child abuse prevention programs ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 93-247 NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Adoption and Safe Families Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Security Act Title IV-E NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	appointment of guardians ad litem for child victims in certain cases ⓘ confidentiality protections for child abuse records with specified exceptions ⓘ states to have mandatory reporting laws for child abuse and neglect as a condition of funding ⓘ states to have procedures for receiving and responding to child abuse reports ⓘ
scope	nationwide standards for child protection systems ⓘ
shortName	CAPTA NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	community-based child abuse prevention programs ⓘ multidisciplinary approaches to child abuse investigations ⓘ training for child protective services workers ⓘ
targetsPopulation	children ⓘ families at risk of child maltreatment ⓘ
title	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act NERFINISHED ⓘ

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