Resource Library

This webpage provides a searchable database of state statutes on issues related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.

This notice from the Federal Register announces the opportunity for public comment on the policy interpretation of section 106(b)(2)(B)(x) articulated in question 2.1A.4 #8 of the Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM), which concerns the public disclosure of findings or information about a case of child abuse or neglect which results in a child fatality or near fatality.

This document is a compilation of CAPTA, the Community-Based Grants For The Prevention Of Child Abuse And Neglect program, and the Adoption Opportunities program.

This document summarizes the legislative history and purpose of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA).

This document provides the text of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, as Amended, 1996.

This document provides the text of the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect Courts Act of 2000.