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CHAPTER 4: human servicestoward establishing complementary agendas in theareas of training, research, legislation, informationdissemination, and delivery of services as they relateto the prevention, intervention, and treatment of childabuse and neglect. The second, NIH Neglect Consortium,develops and supports research on child neglect,with support from ACF and the U.S. Department ofEducation. ACF/Children’s Bureau is working with ODin supporting necessary research to understand theimpact of child maltreatment on children and youthwith disabilities residing in long-term care facilities andwith families (including foster care).Safety and PermanencyThe Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law105-89) established that a child’s health and safety mustbe of paramount concern in any efforts made by a Stateto preserve or reunify a child’s family. ACF’s Foster Care,Adoption Assistance, and Independent Living programshave demonstrated success in improving safety,permanency of living arrangements, and well-beingof children. Working with the States, these programsminimize disruptions to the continuity of familyand other relationships for children in foster care bydecreasing the number of placement settings per yearfor a child in care. The programs also met goals toprovide children in foster care with permanency andstability in their living situations by improving thetimeliness of reunification, if possible, and promotingguardianship or adoption when reunification is notpossible. In recent years, the Children’s Bureau withinACF has pioneered a results-focused approach tomonitoring Federal child welfare programs. The secondround of these Child and Family Service Reviews beganin 2007 and will hold States accountable for the safety,permanency, and well-being of children involved withchild welfare authorities.Additionally, the Promoting Safe and Stable Families(PSSF) program, a capped entitlement programauthorized through the Promoting Safe and StableFamilies Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), assistsStates in coordinating services related to child abuseprevention and family preservation. These services98 HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012
CHAPTER 4: human servicesinclude community-based family support, familypreservation, time-limited reunification services, andadoption promotion and support services. Inspiredby research showing that regular caseworker visitsare related to the achievement of important childand family outcomes for children in foster care, newfunding within the PSSF program provides resourcesto States to help them ensure that caseworkers visitchildren monthly.Through the Adoption Incentives program, States willbe able to earn bonus payments by increasing thenumber of adoptions of children in foster care overprevious years. The Adoption Opportunities programsupports grants that facilitate the elimination ofbarriers to adoption, and the adoption awarenessprograms support adoption efforts, including adoptionof children with special needs, through training anda public awareness campaign. Adoption incentivesadded in the 2003 reauthorization of the AdoptionIncentive Payments Program focus on adoptions ofchildren age 9 and older who face particularly longwaits for adoptive homes.Early Care and EducationACF’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs arecomprehensive child development programs thatserve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women,and their families. Head Start is designed to fosterhealthy development and school readiness in lowincomechildren. Head Start programs help ensure thatchildren are ready to succeed at school by supportingsocial and cognitive development. Head Start programsprovide comprehensive child development services,including educational, health, nutritional, and socialservices, primarily to low-income families. They alsoengage parents in their child’s preschool experienceby helping them achieve their own educationaland literacy goals as well as employment goals,supporting parents’ role in their children’s learning,and emphasizing the direct involvement of parents inthe administration of local Head Start programs. EarlyHead Start has a triple mission. It promotes healthyprenatal outcomes, enhances the development ofinfants and toddlers, and promotes healthy familyfunctioning. HHS will continue to explore how tomaximize the use of technology to disseminateinformation and research in ways that will improveprograms and performance. HHS will investigateways that Head Start and child care can collaboratewith other State and local partners, such as Stateprekindergarten programs, to ensure that childrenenter school ready to succeed.Several collaborative efforts between HHS and the U.S.Department of Education support early childhoodprograms and research. The Good Start, Grow Smartinteragency workgroup, with HHS representatives fromACF/Office of Head Start, ACF/Child Care Bureau,NIH, and ASPE, focuses on enhancing early childhoodprograms and fosters better collaboration amongagencies serving young children at risk. The InteragencySchool Readiness Initiative engages the same operatingand staff divisions from HHS and the U.S. Departmentof Education to focus on enhancing early childhoodresearch. Another interagency collaboration, the EarlyChildhood Workgroup on English Language Learners,involves ACF and ASPE in developing strategies forcoordination of early childhood programs aimed atEnglish Language Learners.MentoringResearch indicates that children with parents whoare incarcerated are seven times more likely than thegeneral population to become incarcerated themselvesand are more likely to display a variety of behavioral,emotional, health, and educational problems. ThroughACF’s Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), HHSsupports the Mentoring Children of Prisoners program,through which public and private organizationsestablish or expand projects that provide one-on-onementoring for children of parents who are incarceratedand those recently released from prison.OD promotes physical fitness for children and youthwith disabilities in conjunction with the President’sHealthierUS Initiative and the President’s Council onPhysical Fitness and Sports awards system, through its“I Can Do It, You Can Do It” mentoring program. ThisHHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-201299
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