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  2. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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    The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA) was enacted by the US Government on June 17, 1980. Its purpose is to establish a program of adoption assistance; strengthen the program of foster care assistance for needy and dependent children; and improve the child welfare, social services, and aid to families with dependent children programs.

  3. New Mexico finally complying with parts of Kevin S. child ...

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    Jul. 31—Better late than never. New Mexico appears to be coming into compliance with a number of requirements laid out in a settlement agreement stemming from a landmark child welfare lawsuit ...

  4. Child Welfare Information Gateway - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The Child Welfare Information Gateway covers child-welfare topics, including family-centered practice, child abuse and neglect, abuse and neglect prevention, child protection, family preservation and support, foster care, achieving and maintaining permanency, adoption, management of child welfare agencies and related topics such as ...

  5. Child Welfare League of America - Wikipedia

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    It was criticized by Margaret Atwood and others [12] as "the kidnapping of indigenous children", although most children were removed from their parents care through legal process, [13] [14] The Child Welfare League of America continued to assist in the adoption of Native American children even after 1967 when the program was ended.

  6. Adoption and Safe Families Act - Wikipedia

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    ASFA was enacted in a bipartisan manner to correct problems inherent within the foster care system that deterred adoption and led to foster care drift. Many of these problems had stemmed from an earlier bill, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, [1] although they had not been anticipated when that law was passed, as states decided to interpret that law as requiring biological ...

  7. Pueblo County reaches $6 million settlement in child abuse ...

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    Pueblo County Commissioners have approved a $6 million settlement with the parents of a toddler who died while in foster care.

  8. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Wikipedia

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    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF / t æ n ɪ f /) is a federal assistance program of the United States.It began on July 1, 1997, and succeeded the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, providing cash assistance to indigent American families through the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [2]

  9. $32-million settlement approved in child abuse death of 10 ...

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    The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $32-million settlement for the siblings and father of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, who prosecutors say died of abuse and torture at ...