Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 - P.L. 93-247
Date: January 1974
Overview
S. 1191
Enacted January 31, 1974
Major Provisions of the Act
- Provided assistance to States to develop child abuse and neglect identification and prevention programs
- Authorized limited Government research into child abuse prevention and treatment
- Created the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect within the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the following purposes:
- Administer grant programs
- Identify issues and areas needing special focus for new research and demonstration project activities
- Serve as the focal point for the collection of information, improvement of programs, dissemination of materials, and information on best practices to States and localities
- Created the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
- Established basic State grants and demonstration grants for training personnel and to support innovative programs aimed at preventing and treating child maltreatment