Child Welfare and TANF Reauthorization


 

Publication Date: February 2002

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Rutledge Q. Hutson

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Other

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This presentation highlights what we do know about the impact of TANF on child welfare, including a review of impacts on: the incidence of child maltreatment; the funding available for child welfare services; the coordination child welfare and TANF services; and the services and supports available to kinship caregivers. The presentation concludes with a set of recommendations for TANF Reauthorization.