New NASW Practice Alert: New Program Instruction Administration on Children, Youth, and Families

New Program Instruction Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

On March 11, 2021, the President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Among its provisions, the law includes supplemental fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding for two of the grant programs authorized by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). The Children’s Bureau has released Program Instruction (PI) Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)-PI-CB-21-07 providing guidance to agencies administering Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) State Grant on this supplemental funding. The PI provides information on the allowable use of the funding and actions states and territories must take to report on planned and actual use of the funds.

Please click the following link for a new NASW Practice Alert: "New Program Instruction Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment."