President Clinton's budget proposal for new funding for child welfare services targeted for family support and preservation services : hearing before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, April 21, 1993

United States. Congress. House. Committee On Ways And Means. Subcommittee On Human Resources

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• Child protection
• Child and family services
• United States

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• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
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PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR NEW FUNDING
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES TARGETED FOR FAMILYFOR SUP-
PORT AND PRESERVATION SERVICES
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FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES TARGETED FOR FAMILY SUP-
PORT AND PRESERVATION SERVICES
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President Clinton's Budget Proposal
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BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
CONGRESSONE HUNDRED THIRD
SESSIONFIRST
APRIL 199321,
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ISBN 0-16-041256-0COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman
SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida BILL ARCHER, Texas
J.J. PICKLE, Texas PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois
CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York BILL THOMAS, CaUfomia
FORTNEY PETE STARK, California E. CLAY SHAW, Jr., Florida
ANDY JACOBS, Jr., Indiana DON SUNDQUIST, Tennessee
HAROLD E. FORD, Tennessee NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut
ROBERT T. MATSUI, California JIM BUNNING, Kentucky
BARBARA B. KENNELLY, Connecticut FRED GRANDY, Iowa
WILLIAM J. COYNE, Pennsylvania AMO HOUGHTON, New York
MICHAEL A. ANDREWS, Texas WALLY HERGER, CaUfomia
SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan JIM McCRERY, Louisiana
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland MEL HANCOCK, Missouri
JIM McDERMOTT, Washington RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania
GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin DAVE CAMP, Michigan
JOHN LEWIS, Georgia
L.F. PAYNE, Virginia
RICHARD E. NEAL, Massachusetts
PETER HOAGLAND, Nebraska
MICHAEL R. McNULTY, New York
MIKE KOPETSKI, Oregon
WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana
BILL K. BREWSTER, Oklahoma
MEL REYNOLDS, Illinois
Janice Mays, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
Charles M. Brain, Assistant Staff
Phillip D. Moseley, Minority Chief of Staff
Subcommittee on Human Resources
HAROLD E. FORD, Tennessee, Chairman
ROBERT T. MATSUI, California RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania
JIM McDERMOTT, Washington E. CLAY SHAW, Jr., Florida
SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan FRED GRANDY, Iowa
MIKE KOPETSKI, Oregon DAVE CAMP, Michigan
MEL REYNOLDS, Illinois
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland
(II)CONTENTS
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Press release ofTuesday, April 13, 1993, announcing the hearing 2
WITNESSES
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Wendell E. Primus, Deputy
30Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy
Gray 194American Bar Association, Hon. Ernestine S.
Humane Adele Douglass 166
Public Welfare Association:
Christina M. Tchen 45
Peter Digre 101
Barnard, Kathryn E., Zero to Three/National Center for Clinical Infant Pro-
grams 148
215Bourdette, Mary, Child Welfare League ofAmerica, Inc
172Caplin, Michael A., Childhelp USA
Supreme Court, on be-Cavanagh, Hon. Michael F., Chief Justice, Michigan
87half of Conference of ChiefJustices
Research, Deborah Daro 153Center on Child Abuse Prevention
215Child Welfare League ofAmerica, Inc., Mary Bourdette
Caplin 172Childhelp USA, Michael A.
Weill 56Childrens Defense Fund, James D.
Hon. Michael F. Cavanagh, ChiefJustice 87Conference of Chief Justices,
on Child Abuse Prevention Research, and NationalDaro, Deborah, Center
Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse 153
Department of Children's Services, on be-Digre, Peter, Los Angeles County
ofAmerican Public Welfare Association 101half
Foster Parents Association 182Dondiego, Sue, New Jersey
American Humane 166Douglass, Adele,
Gray, Hon. Ernestine S., Judge, Juvenile Court, New Orleans, LA, on behalf
ofthe American Bar Association 194
Harris, Dorothy V., National Association of Social Workers 206
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Christina M. Tchen 45
Kelly, Susan A., Michigan Department of Social Services, Division of Family
Preservation Initiatives 133
Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services, Peter Digre 101
Maloney, Hon. Carolyn B., a Representative in Congress from the State
ofNew York 24
PreservationMichigan Department of Social Services, Division of Family
133Initiatives, Susan A. Kelly
State of Califor-Miller, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the
9nia
National Association of Social Workers, Dorothy V. Harris 206 Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Deborah Daro 153 Conference of State Legislatures, Christina M. Tchen 45
National Governors' Association, Christina M. Tchen 45
New Jersey Foster Parents Association, Sue Dondiego 182 York City Human Resources Administration, Barbara J. Sabol 123
Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc., Joy M. Rouse 143
Sabol, Barbara J., New York City Human Resources Administration 123
Tchen, Christina M., Illinois Department of Children and Family Services,
on behalf of American Public Welfare Association; National Conference
of State Legislatures; and National Governors' Association 45
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Weill, James D., Children's Defense Fund 56
Wheat, Hon. Alan, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri ... 139
Zero to Three/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Kathryn E. Bar-
nard 148
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Foster Reviewers,National Association of Care Corinne F. Driver, letter
attachmentsand 221 Conference of State Legislatures, Hon. Bill Purcell, Chairman, Select
Committee on Children and Youth, State ofTennessee, letter 226
National Council of Community Mental Health Centers, Mary Aleese
Schreiber, statement 228 Organization of State Associations for Children, statement 230
National Welfare Rights & Reform Union and Coalition of California Welfare
Rights Organizations, Inc., statement 233
Parent Action, Baltimore, MD, Rosalie Streett, statement 236
Rockefeller, Hon. Jay, a U.S. Senator from the State of West Virginia, state-
ment 238PRESroENT CLINTON'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
FOR NEW FUNDING FOR CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES TARGETED FOR FAMILY SUP-
PORT AND PRESERVATION SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 199321,
House of Representatives,
Committee on Ways and Means,
Subcommittee on Human Resources,
Washington, DC.
The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:07 a.m., in room
B-318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Harold E. Ford,
presiding.(chairman of the subcommittee)
[The press release announcing the hearing follows:]
(1)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE #4
APRILTUESDAY, 13, 1993 SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
U.S. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
1102 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BLDG.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
TELEPHONE: [phone]
THE HONORABLE HAROLD E. FORD (D., TENN. , CHAIRMAN,)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS,
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ANNOUNCES A HEARING
ON PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR
NEW FUNDING FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
TARGETED FOR FAMILY SUPPORT AND PRESERVATION SERVICES
The Honorable Harold E. Ford (D., Tenn.), Chairman,
Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means,
U.S. House of Representatives, today announced that the will hold a hearing on President Clinton's budget
proposal to provide new funding for child welfare services
targeted for family support and preservation services. The
hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1993, beginning at
10:00 a.m. in room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Testimony will be received from a representative of the
Administration and from public witnesses.
In announcing the hearing, Mr. Ford said: "The President's
budget recognizes the crisis in our Nation's social support
systems for children and their families. Children need permanent
and loving families, homes in which they can grow and thrive.
Early intervention to support and strengthen at-risk families,
and prevent child neglect and abuse, is an essential element of
reform. So, too, are services that will help children avoid a
long journey through temporary foster care placements, by
enabling them to stay with their families, or, when that's not
possible, providing them other permanent homes."
President Clinton has proposed new entitlement spending for
family support and preservation services of billion over$1.7
five years, to be used for: family support and parenting(1)
programs, and innovative child welfare services(2) such as
family preservation, reunification, respite care and other
follow-up services.
At the hearing. Members of the Subcommittee are interested
in hearing testimony on the status of State and local child
welfare systems, and on the President's budget proposal to
provide new entitlement funding for family support and
preservation