Sec. 105. Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs
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Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106a ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking subsection
(f)and inserting subsection
(g); and by striking State in— and inserting State with respect to one or more of the following activities: ; by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: Maintaining and improving the intake, assessment, screening, and investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect, including support for rapid response to investigations, with special attention to cases involving children under the age of 5, and especially children under the age of 1. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking creating and and inserting Creating and ; and by inserting , which may include such teams used by children’s advocacy centers, after multidisciplinary teams ; and in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: Implementing and improving case management approaches, including ongoing case monitoring, and delivery of services and treatment provided to children and their families to ensure safety and respond to family needs, that include— multidisciplinary approaches to assessing family needs and connecting them with services; organizing treatment teams of community service providers that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, and improve child well-being; case-monitoring that can ensure progress in child well-being; and the use of differential response. ; by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and
(6)and inserting the following: Developing or enhancing data systems to improve case management coordination and communication between relevant agencies; enhancing the general child protective system by developing, improving, and implementing risk and safety assessment tools and protocols, such as tools and protocols that allow for the identification of cases requiring rapid responses, systems of data sharing with law enforcement, including the use of differential response, and activities to reduce and prevent bias; developing and updating systems of technology that support the program and track reports of child abuse and neglect from intake through final disposition and allow for interstate and intrastate information exchange; and real-time case monitoring for caseworkers at the local agency level, and State agency level to track assessments, service referrals, follow-up, case reviews, and progress toward case plan goals. Developing, strengthening, and facilitating training for professionals and volunteers engaged in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect including training on at least one of the following— the legal duties of such individuals; personal safety training for case workers; early childhood, child, and adolescent development and the impact of child abuse and neglect, including long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences; improving coordination among child protective service agencies and health care agencies, entities providing health care (including mental health and substance use disorder services), and community resources, for purposes of conducting evaluations related to substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect; improving screening, forensic diagnosis, and health and developmental evaluations; addressing the unique needs of children with disabilities, including promoting interagency collaboration; the placement of children with kin, and the unique needs and strategies as related to children in such placements; responsive, family-oriented approaches to prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; ensuring child safety; the links between child abuse and neglect and domestic violence, and approaches to working with families with mental health needs or substance use disorder; and coordinating with other services and agencies, as applicable, to address family and child needs, including trauma. ; by redesignating paragraphs
(7)and
(8)as paragraphs
(6)and (7), respectively; in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— by striking improving and inserting Improving ; by striking the skills, qualifications, and availability of individuals providing services to children and families, and the supervisors of such individuals, through the child protection system, including improvements in ; and by striking the semicolong and inserting , which may include efforts to address the effects of indirect trauma exposure for child welfare workers. ; in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— by striking developing, and inserting Developing, ; and by striking the semicolon and inserting , which may include improving public awareness and understanding relating to the role and responsibilities of the child protection system and the nature and basis for reporting suspected incidents of child abuse and neglect. ; and by striking paragraphs
(9)through
(14)and inserting the following: Collaborating with other agencies in the community, county, or State and coordinating services to promote a system of care focused on both prevention and treatment, such as by— developing and enhancing the capacity of community-based programs to integrate shared leadership strategies between parents and professionals to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect at the community level; or supporting and enhancing interagency collaboration between the child protection system, public health agencies, education systems, domestic violence systems, and the juvenile justice system for improved delivery of services and treatment, such as models of co-locating service providers, which may include— methods for continuity of treatment plan and services as children transition between systems; addressing the health needs, including mental health needs, of children identified as victims of child abuse or neglect, including supporting prompt, comprehensive health and developmental evaluations for children who are the subject of substantiated child maltreatment reports; or the provision of services that assist children exposed to domestic violence, and that also support the caregiving role of their nonabusing parents. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking areas of the child protective services system and inserting ways in which the amounts received under the grant will be used to improve and strengthen the child protective services system through the activities ; and by amending subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)to read as follows: Each State plan shall— be submitted not less frequently than every 5 years, in coordination with the State plan submitted under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act; and be periodically reviewed and revised by the State, as necessary to reflect any substantive changes to State law or regulations related to the prevention of child abuse and neglect that may affect the eligibility of the State under this section, or if there are significant changes from the State application in the State’s funding of strategies and programs supported under this section. Each State shall consult widely with public and private organizations in developing the plan, make the plan public by electronic means in an easily accessible format, and provide all interested members of the public at least 30 days to submit comments on the plan. ; in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting be developed, as appropriate, in collaboration with local programs funded under title II and with families affected by child abuse and neglect, and after shall ; and by striking achieve the objectives of this title and inserting strengthen families and reduce incidents of and prevent child abuse and neglect ; in subparagraph (A), by inserting and takes into account prevention services across State agencies in order to improve coordination of efforts to prevent and reduce child abuse and neglect before the semicolon; in subparagraph (B)— by amending clause
(i)to read as follows: provisions or procedures for individuals to report known and suspected instances of child abuse and neglect directly to a State child protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, as applicable under State law, including a State law for mandatory reporting by individuals required to report such instances, including, as defined by the State— health professionals; school and child care personnel; law enforcement officials; and other individuals, as the applicable State law or statewide program may require; ; by moving the margins of subclauses
(I)and
(II)of clause
(iii)2 ems to the right; in clause (vi), by inserting , which may include placements with caregivers who are kin before the semicolon; by striking clauses
(x)and (xx); by redesignating clauses
(xi)through
(xix)as clauses
(x)through (xviii), respectively; and by redesignating clauses
(xxi)through
(xxv)as clauses
(xix)through (xxiii), respectively; in subparagraph (D)— in clause (i), by inserting , and how such services will be strategically coordinated with relevant agencies to provide a continuum of prevention services and be after referrals ; in clause (ii), by inserting and retention activities after training ; in clause (iii), by inserting , including for purposes of making such individuals aware of these requirements before the semicolon; in clause (v)— by inserting the State’s efforts to improve before policies ; by striking substance abuse treatment agencies, and other agencies and inserting substance abuse treatment agencies, other agencies, and kinship navigators ; and by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in clause (vi), by striking the semicolon and inserting , to improve outcomes for children and families; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the State's policies and procedures regarding public disclosure of the findings or information about the case of child abuse or neglect that has resulted in a child fatality or near fatality, which shall provide for exceptions to the release of such findings or information in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the child, or when the release of such information would jeopardize a criminal investigation; ; and by striking the flush text that follows subparagraph (G); and in paragraph (3)— in the heading, by striking and inserting Limitation ; Limitations by striking With regard to clauses
(vi)and
(vii)of paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the following: With regard to clauses
(vi)and
(vii)of paragraph (2)(B) ; by inserting before subparagraph (B), as added by clause (ii), the following: Nothing in paragraph (2)(B) shall be construed to limit a State’s authority to determine State policies relating to public access to court proceedings to determine child abuse and neglect, except that such policies shall, at a minimum, ensure the safety and well-being of the child, parents, and families. ; and by adding at the end the following: With respect to a State in which State law requires all of the individuals to report known or suspected instances of child abuse and neglect directly to a State child protection agency or to a law enforcement agency, the requirement under paragraph (2)(B)(i) shall not be construed to require the State to define the classes of individuals described in subclauses
(I)through
(IV)of such paragraph. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each and inserting Each ; and by striking not less than 3 citizen review panels and inserting at least 1 citizen review panel ; and by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: A State may designate a panel for purposes of this subsection, comprised of one or more existing entities established under State or Federal law, such as child fatality panels, or foster care review panels, or State task forces established under section 107, if such entities have the capacity to satisfy the requirements of paragraph
(3)and the State ensures that such entities will satisfy such requirements. ; by striking paragraph (3); by redesignating paragraphs
(4)through
(6)as paragraphs
(3)through (5), respectively; in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as subparagraphs
(B)and (C), respectively; in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting paragraph
(3); and by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following: shall develop a memorandum of understanding with each panel, clearly outlining the panel’s roles and responsibilities, and identifying any support from the State; ; and in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— by inserting which may be carried out collectively by a combination of such panels, before on an annual basis ; by striking whether or ; and by inserting , which may include providing examples of efforts to implement citizen review panel recommendations before the period of the second sentence; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1), by inserting , disaggregated, where available, by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, disability, caregiver risk factors, caregiver relationship, living arrangement, and relation of victim to their perpetrator before the period; in paragraph (5), by striking neglect. and inserting “neglect, including— the number of child deaths due to child abuse and neglect from separate reporting sources within the State, including information from the State child welfare agency and the State child death review program that— is compiled by the State welfare agency for submission; and considers State data, including vital statistics death records, State and local medical examiner and coroner office records, and uniform crime reports from local law enforcement; and information about the circumstances under which a child death occurred due to abuse and neglect, including the cause of the death, whether the child was referred to the State child welfare agency, the determination made by the child welfare agency, and the perpetrator’s previous maltreatment of children and the sources used to provide such information. ; in paragraph (13)— by inserting and recommendations after the activities ; and by striking subsection (c)(6) and inserting subsection (c)(5) ; in paragraph (16), by striking subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxi) and inserting subsection (b)(2)(B)(xix) ; and in paragraph (17), by striking subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxiv) and inserting subsection (b)(2)(B)(xxii) ; by redesignating subsections
(e)and
(f)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to support States in reporting the information required under subsection (d)(5). ; in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking the Congress and inserting the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives ; and by adding at the end the following: A State that receives funds under subsection
(a)shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under this Act, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 106, including— a description of how the State used such funds to improve the child protective system related to— effective collaborative and coordination strategies among child protective services and social services, legal, health care (including mental health and substance use disorder services), domestic violence services, education agencies, and community-based organizations that contribute to improvements of the overall well-being of children and families; and capacity-building efforts to support identification and improvement of responses to, child maltreatment; and how the State collaborated with community-based prevention organizations to reduce barriers to, and improve the effectiveness of, programs related to child abuse and neglect. .
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Grants to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs
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