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In 2011, Children's Rights, a New York-based national advocacy group working to reform child welfare systems, filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas alleging the DFPS routinely fails to either return children who've been in foster care at least a year safely to their families or to ...
Pages in category "State child welfare agencies of the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
The Texas Bureau of Child and Animal Protection [1] is (about) the earliest documented form of child protection. The Bureau was created by the 33rd Texas Legislature by adopting HB-540 [2] on March 29, 1913, go become effective on July 1, 1913. This appears to be one of the earliest known forms of Child and Animal Protection in the state. The ...
ACF's direct predecessor, the Family Support Administration, was created in 1986 by bringing together six existing major programs within HHS. [5] ACF was created in its present form on April 15, 1991, by merging the Office of Human Development Services, the Family Support Administration, and the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program.
For every dollar the state spends on child welfare, the federal government pays back 55 cents. Some in Indian Country believe the state sees their children as a financial boon, believing the state ...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission — List of Texas State Agencies This page was last edited on 15 August 2024, at 21:37 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Raising the World: Child Welfare in the American Century (Harvard University Press, 2015) 316 pp. McCutcheon, James, 2010."Historical Analysis and Contemporary Assessment of Foster Care in Texas: Perceptions of Social Workers in a Private, Non-Profit Foster Care Agency". Applied Research Projects. Texas State University Paper 332.