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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

In-Depth The Documented History of Child Welfare Services in the United States Of America

Mark Reinhardt- Boise Idaho

In the 21st, Child Welfare within the United States is commonly associated with an agency called, “Child Protective Services.” This agency, originally passed into law by President Richard Nixon, makes up what we know of Child Welfare today. However, Child Welfare in the United States goes farther back then the Nixon Administration. As a document obtained through the childwelfare.gov website points out;
In terms of Department Jurisdiction, the Children’s Bureau of the United States was a part of the Department of Labor, as the agency’s overview states.
According to Department of Labor documents from the 1930s, an effort was made s to provide aid to mothers.
During this time, the Department had also discussed the issue of Childhood Delinquency.

From 1936-1938, the Department of Labor described how the Development of the Program had progressed.
The Social Security Act, is the primary source of current Foster Care Funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. During this time, Francis Perkins served as Secretary of Labor for the United States. In 1974, the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act was signed by Richard Milhouse Nixon.
In the late 1990's, under the Administration of President William Jefferson Clinton. Operations related to Child Protective Services was reformed under the "Welfare Reform" Initiative. As Rand Corporation writes;
In 1997, a Report titled, "The Corrupt Business of Child Protective Services" was issued in the State of Georgia.

According to a document obtained through the California Public Records Act, this was the partial expenditure for Los Angeles county in 2012.
According to a document obtained through the childwelfare.gov website, a presentation discussing the Affordable Care Act application was issued by Georgetown University.
Last year, the California Department of Social Services had posted the following for Foster Care Reimbursement Rates in the state.
In the State of Idaho, the United States Department of Health and Human Services had issued an Audit Report last year.
A letter obtained from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's website listed the following for Foster Care Reimbursement rates;
Former Teacher, Lisa Calvin, discussed the 21st Century issues of Child Welfare from a Public Education Standpoint.
 Addressing 21st Century Law Enforcement Protocol on Child Welfare issues. Diane Goldstien, member of the Board of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition spoke on the issue in an interview with the Russ Belville Show;
 My Interview with the Russ Belville Show discussed the finances of Child Protective Services.

As the Economic Crisis unfolds, discussions related to Child Welfare, are currently being driven by multiple subjects.

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