Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

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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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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
child protection law ⓘ
administeredBy Administration for Children and Families ⓘ
Children's Bureau ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
amendedBy CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 ⓘ
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2021 ⓘ
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996 ⓘ
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ
Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 ⓘ
Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1992 ⓘ
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
dateEnacted 1974-01-31 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect ⓘ
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 ⓘ
relatedTo Adoption and Safe Families Act ⓘ
Social Security Act Title IV-E ⓘ
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 ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Child Welfare Services → legalBasis → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ⓘ
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act → amendedBy → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act → amendedBy → Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act → amendedBy → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Amendments of 1996 ⓘ
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act → title → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ⓘ
Adoption and Safe Families Act → relatedTo → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ⓘ
United States Children’s Bureau → overseesProgram → Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) state grants ⓘ
linked to: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act