National Evaluation of Family Support Programs. Final Report Volume A: The Meta-Analysis

摘要

The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993 (P. L. 103-66) amended Title IV-B of theSocial Security Act and created Subpart 2--'Family Preservation and Support Services.' This legislative initiative provides funding to States, through a capped entitlement, for the purpose of encouraging and enabling each State to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate a program of family preservation services and community-based family support services. The legislation defines family preservation and family support services as follows: family preservation services--services for children and families designed to help families (including adoptive, foster and extended families) at risk or in crisis, including services to help children at risk of foster care placement remain with their families, or where appropriate return to their families; family support services--community-based services to promote the well-being of children and families, designed to increase the strength and stability of families through such services as respite care, drop-in centers, early development screening and parent training.