Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo all U.S. states, territories, and tribes receiving federal funds
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:CAPTA_Reauthorization_Act_of_2018
gptkb:Child_Abuse_Prevention_and_Treatment_Act_Reauthorization_Act_of_2010
gptkb:Keeping_Children_and_Families_Safe_Act_of_2003
gptkbp:citation gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_5101_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted January 31, 1974
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes Children's Bureau as lead federal agency for child protection
federal reporting requirements for child abuse
minimum definition of child abuse and neglect for federal purposes
gptkbp:fundedBy community-based child abuse prevention programs
research and demonstration projects
state child protective services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
gptkbp:provides technical assistance
grants to states and tribes
data collection and research support
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_93-247
gptkbp:purpose to provide federal funding to states for prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse and neglect
to create a National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Child_Welfare_Information_Gateway
gptkb:Adoption_Assistance_and_Child_Welfare_Act
gptkbp:requiresStatesTo have procedures for responding to reports of substance-exposed newborns
appoint a guardian ad litem for child victims
define child abuse and neglect
establish mandatory reporting laws
have procedures for responding to reports of medical neglect
have procedures for responding to reports of sex trafficking of children
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:website https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/laws-policies/capta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Children's_Bureau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6