Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CAPTA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Children's_Bureau
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:approvedBy 1978
1984
1988
1996
2003
2010
2016
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1974
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:National_Center_on_Child_Abuse_and_Neglect
gptkbp:focusesOn child abuse prevention
child neglect prevention
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Child_Abuse_Prevention_and_Treatment_State_Grant_Program
gptkb:Children's_Justice_Act_Grants
gptkb:Community-Based_Child_Abuse_Prevention_(CBCAP)_Grants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
gptkbp:influenced state child protection laws
gptkbp:provides grants to states
grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_93-247
gptkbp:purpose to provide federal funding to states in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities related to child abuse and neglect
gptkbp:requires confidentiality of child abuse reports
public disclosure of findings or information about child fatalities or near fatalities resulting from abuse or neglect
states to have laws for mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse
states to have procedures for reporting and investigating child abuse and neglect
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_42,_Chapter_67,_United_States_Code
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Title_42,_United_States_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5