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CHAPTER 4: human servicesFamily Violence. ACF’s Family Violence Prevention andServices Program, administered by the Family and YouthServices Bureau (FYSB), provides grants to States andtribes to prevent incidents of family violence, provideimmediate shelter and related assistance for victimsof family violence, and support prevention servicesfor perpetrators. FYSB also supports programs thatoffer safe havens and access to services for victims ofdomestic violence, a national toll-free hotline to provideinformation and assistance to victims of domesticviolence, maternity group home services, and runawayand homeless youth shelters.Several collaborative efforts both within HHS and inpartnership with other departments and stakeholderssupport this effort to prevent family violence. TheNational Advisory Committee on Violence AgainstWomen is an advisory body cochaired by the AttorneyGeneral and the Secretary of HHS. National AdvisoryCommittee members meet periodically to sharetheir thoughts, ideas, and expertise and to submitrecommendations on a variety of priority issues as theFederal Government develops its policies to addressthe crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, datingviolence, and stalking. The Greenbook initiative, a jointproject of HHS and the U.S. Department of Justice,supported six demonstration projects, helping childwelfare and domestic violence agencies and familycourts work together more effectively to help familiesexperiencing violence. Now that the funding cyclehas been completed, HHS will partner with the U.S.Department of Justice and with the National Council ofJuvenile and Family Court Judges to provide technicalassistance and support to communities interested inimplementing the Greenbook’s recommendations.Support for Older Adults in Home and CommunitySettings. AoA’s Home and Community-Based SupportiveServices program provides an array of services to olderadults and their caregivers, including access services suchas transportation, case management, and information andreferral; in-home services such as personal care, chore,and homemaker assistance; and community services suchas adult day care, respite care, and disease prevention,health promotion, and physical fitness programs.Together, these services strive to help older adultsmaintain their independence and enable them to stayin their homes and communities for as long as possible,delaying the need for costly institutional care.New Freedom Initiative and Olmstead DecisionResponse. The HHS Office on Disability (OD) was createdin 2002 as an outcome of President Bush’s New FreedomInitiative. The New Freedom Initiative commits the UnitedStates to a policy of community integration for individualswith disabilities. OD and OCR are involved in a varietyof efforts to enhance the independence and quality of lifeof persons with disabilities, including those with longtermneeds. OD, through the New Freedom Initiative,ensures a coordinated interagency and intergovernmentalapproach in support of community integration to teardown barriers on behalf of individuals with disabilities.In Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court heldthat States unjustifiably segregating qualified personswith disabilities in institutions is a form of discriminationprohibited by Title II of the Americans with DisabilitiesAct of 1990 (Public Law 101-336). OCR has the authorityto enforce the Olmstead decision, and has done sothrough hundreds of complaint investigations, voluntarycompliance efforts, outreach initiatives, and technicalassistance projects. Through these efforts, OCR ensuresthat, when appropriate, States provide individuals withdisabilities access to services in the community. OCRwill continue its Olmstead-related efforts, ensuring thatindividuals with disabilities return to or remain in theircommunities with adequate supports.Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. ACF’sLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)will continue to provide home energy assistancethrough grants to States, tribes, and territories. Of thehouseholds receiving heating assistance, about one-thirdinclude a member 60 years or older; about half have atleast one person with a disability; and about one-fifthinclude at least one child 5 years old or younger. xxxiiFor the past several years, almost 5 million householdsper year received LIHEAP assistance to help themthrough the winter months. The program also providescooling assistance to about 400,000 households andweatherization assistance to about 90,000 more.96 HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012
CHAPTER 4: human servicesStrategic Objective 3.2Protect the safety and foster the well-being ofchildren and youth.HHS is committed to protecting the safety andfostering the well-being of children and youth, throughthe combined efforts of ACF, SAMHSA, HRSA, and OD,and in partnership with other Federal departments,such as the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice,the Corporation for National and Community Service(CNCS), and other interested stakeholders.Several of the Department’s efforts relate to childmaltreatment and safe and permanent livingsituations for children and youth, as represented by theperformance measure at the end of this chapter, whichfocuses on the adoption rate for children involvedwith the child welfare system. Other programs andcollaborations focus on child care and fostering schoolreadiness, as measured by the percentage of Head Startprograms that have a positive impact on verbal andmathematical abilities. Additional initiatives, includingmentoring, abstinence education, youth development,and suicide prevention, foster positive behavior, asrepresented in the indicator focusing on the lack ofinteraction with law enforcement. Although many ofthese programs are not new, they will continue andwill be strengthened during the period covered by thisStrategic Plan.Child MaltreatmentThe Child Abuse State Grant Program plays a keyrole in the prevention of child abuse and neglect byfunding postinvestigative services such as individualcounseling, case management, and parent education.The Child Welfare Services program helps State childwelfare agencies improve their services with the goal ofkeeping families together. Grants also are provided todevelop and improve education and training programsand resources for child welfare professionals throughthe Child Welfare Training program and to prevent theabandonment of infants and young children exposedto HIV/AIDS and drugs through the Abandoned InfantsAssistance Program. Over the next several years, fundsfor new regional partnership grants will assist Stateand local agencies in building cooperative effortsaddressing the range of issues presented by familieswhose substance abuse impairs parenting and placestheir children at risk. The Independent Living Educationand Training Vouchers program provides up to $5,000for costs associated with college or vocational trainingfor youth ages 16 to 21 in foster care.Two interagency workgroups focus on the issue of childabuse and neglect and provide settings within whichFederal agencies coordinate and collaborate. The first,the Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse andNeglect, led by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglectof ACF/Children’s Bureau, engages ACF, CDC, HRSA,IHS, NIH, and SAMHSA, as well as the U.S. Departmentsof Agriculture, Defense, Interior, Justice, and Labor,State staff, and other partners, in its discussions onchild abuse prevention, child welfare, and independentliving support services. The group shares information,plans and implements joint activities, makes policyand programmatic recommendations, and worksHHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-201297
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