Federally Funded Child Welfare, Foster Care, and Adoption Assistance Programs: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, April 4 and 5, 1990, Volume 4 |
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abuse and neglect Acting Chairman DOWNEY administrative costs adoptive families appropriate Brenda Russell budget caseloads caseworker Center child abuse child protective child protective services child welfare agencies child welfare services child welfare system children and families children and youth children in foster Committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY County court system crack babies dollars drug eligible Fairfax County family preservation services federal funding foster family foster homes foster parents going hearing home-based Human Services implementation improve increase independent living IV-B judges judicial Juvenile Law Lawrence County legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS mental health mental retardation million mother National number of children out-of-home placement percent permanency planning preventive services problems proposal protective services reasonable efforts reimbursement requirements residential reunification Social Services social workers special needs staff statewide substance abuse testimony Title IV-E Foster treatment York York City
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Page 316 - October 1, 1983, provides that, in each case, reasonable efforts will be made (A) prior to the placement of a child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from his home, and (B) to make it possible for the child to return to his home...
Page 287 - We have no occasion to consider whether like or similar reasons require immunity for those aspects of the prosecutor's responsibility that cast him in the role of an administrator or investigative officer rather than that of advocate.
Page 284 - A prosecutor is duty bound to exercise his best judgment both in deciding which suits to bring and in conducting them in court. The public trust of the prosecutor's office would suffer if he were constrained in making every decision by the consequences in terms of his own potential liability in a suit for damages.
Page 89 - X Florida X Georgia X Hawaii X Idaho X Illinois X Indiana X Iowa X Kansas X Kentucky X Louisiana X Maine X Maryland X Massachusetts X Michigan...
Page 93 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss...
Page 204 - IS 25 TO 28 YEARS, AND MANY ARE IN THEIR EARLY 30s. USUALLY, THEY HAVE 2 TO 4 OTHER CHILDREN. CRACK BABIES REPORTED TO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ARE PRIMARILY BLACK, WITH A SMALLER NUMBER OF HISPANICS AND EVEN FEWER WHITES.
Page 336 - ACTING CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ANNOUNCES A HEARING ON REFORM OF AFDC QUALITY CONTROL The Honorable Thomas J.
Page 256 - ABA CENTER ON CHILDREN AND THE LAW Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, the American Bar Association appreciates the opportunity to present its testimony concerning the need to improve court proceedings for foster children.
Page 206 - MANY PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE USING DRUGS AS WELL AS NEWBORNS EXPOSED IN UTERO. MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA SHOULD BE REVISED TO INCLUDE TRAINING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT DRUG ABUSE. HHS SHOULD ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES BY DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING MODEL TRAINING...
Page 256 - Congress hoped to address with enactment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (PL 96-272). The...