The Alliance for Children and Families provides the following recommendations on current legislature.  We also provide all the results that have been received in regards to these bills.  
  • The Issue Briefs below are updated as results and findings change.
    Last updated July 2006

 
Topics: (in alphabetical order)
Behavior and Mental Health Issues
Care Act
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S. 614
Child Welfare Financing Reform
Community Development Block Grants - July 2006
Federal Youth Coordination Act
Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
Head Start
Human Services Workforce Improvement
Individual Development Accounts
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization
Liability Insurance (whitepaper by Carmen Delgado Votaw)
Medicaid and the Child Welfare System: Legislative and Regulatory Landscape - Spring 2006
Mental Health Parity
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) - July 2006
Nonprofit Sector Oversight and Accountability
Political Campaign Activity Guidelines for 501(C)(3) Organizations
Restraint and Seclusion
Restrictions on Nonprofit Activities for 501(C)(3) Organizations
Runaway Homeless Youth
Safety Net Issues
Second Chance Act of 2005
Targeted Case Management
Title IV-E and Proposed Foster Care Financing Reform
Welfare Reform and Family Economic Viability

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