CHILD ABUSE TREATMENT

AND PREVENTION ACT, INDIAN

CHILD WELFARE ACT, AND

FAMILY PRESERVATION

ACTTyresa Johnson

SWK 320

HISTORY Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act

(CAPTA) 1974 provided funding to states to support prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities (Chapin, 2011).

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)-1978, created to protect the native American children & their culture. Made it so that native American children went to native American homes (childwelfare.gov, 2012)

Family Preservation Act (FPA) 1993, created to “preserve the family”. Provided states with funding for at risk children and families. Provided funding for support services (childwelfar.gov, 2012)

FUNDING

All states get funding through the federal Government for these programs. The states get a certain amount of money to use for these Acts and the programs that go along with them

IMPORTANCE These Acts were put into place for the importance of:

preserving families, their culture, and values Although these Acts were put into to place many

people question if they are doing what they are supposed to be doing. Especially with the INCWA

INCWASouth Dakota 2009

(Beasly,2009)

WORK CITED

Beasley, M. (Photographer). (2009). Race/ ethnicity of children in the out-of-home care . [Web

Graphic]. Retrieved from http://sites.duke.edu/sjpp/2011/is-south-dakota-violating-the-indian-child-

welfare-act/

Chapin, R. K. (2011). Social policy for effective practice a strengths approach. (2nd ed.). New

York, NY: Routledge.

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2011, April). Child welfare information gateway. Retrieved from

http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/otherpubs/majorfedlegis.cfm

Childsworld.ca.gov. (2007) Indian Child Welfare act (ICWA). Retrieved from

http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/pg1322.htm