How do states use federal funding for child welfare?
Understanding Federal Funding Sources for Child Welfare States and communities use a variety of financing strategies to support comprehensive services and supports for children and families in the child welfare system with behavioral disorders and their families. Federal funding resources for child welfare services and supports are a critical component in supporting and sustaining a system of care to meet their mental health needs, keep families together, and reunify children with families or support new families formed through adoption or guardianship. The following chart identifies Federal funding sources dedicated to child welfare through Title IV-B and Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), and Community Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP). Federal sources of non-dedicated child welfare funding are Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Children (TANF), and the Social Service Block Grant.
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