Child Welfare [electronic resource] : Implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act.
Provides description and legislative history of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, P.L. 105-89), which emphasizes child safety in child welfare decisions; expedites the process for placing children with permanent families when they cannot return home, either through adoption or other permanen...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via ProQuest) |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l] :
[s.n.],
2004.
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | Provides description and legislative history of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA, P.L. 105-89), which emphasizes child safety in child welfare decisions; expedites the process for placing children with permanent families when they cannot return home, either through adoption or other permanent arrangements; and provides incentive payments to States that increase the number of adoptions of foster and special needs children. Summarizes the provisions of ASFA, with references to implementation by States and HHS; examines the effects of ASFA legislation on the child welfare system; and presents State and agency views on ASFA. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. |
| Physical Description: | 21 p., digital, PDF file. |