United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-15 monographic deposited born digital 94 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-95-112 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112 P0b002ee18038dfc5 f:he95112 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112 HEHS-95-112 Foster children Child abuse Block grants Child care programs Families State-administered programs Child custody Federal/state relations Welfare services HHS Abandoned Infants Assistance Program APWA Voluntary Cooperative Information System Child Welfare Services Program Social Services Block Grant HHS Adoption Opportunities Program Medicaid Program Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal and state efforts to implement the family preservation and support (FPS) provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.<p/>GAO found that: (1) although reliance on foster care decreased in the early 1980s, the incidence of poverty, substance abuse, and child abuse and neglect began to rise by the mid-1980s; (2) states focused on services designed to prevent or remedy family crises that might result in foster care placement, but their efforts were often constrained by funding limitations and fragmented service delivery systems; (3) states have appropriately focused on understanding the law and federal guidelines, applying for funds, and initiating a comprehensive process to implement FPS provisions; (4) the Department of Health and Human Services has provided ongoing assistance to the states in implementing FPS provisions; and (5) states anticipate difficulties in developing various aspects of their implementation plans, such as goal setting and funding decisions, and performing their own comprehensive program evaluations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112.pdf GAO/HEHS-95-112 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-95-112 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-95-112; Child Welfare: Opportunities to Further Enhance Family Preservation and Support Activities; Foster children Child abuse Block grants Child care programs Families State-administered programs Child custody Federal/state relations Welfare services HHS Abandoned Infants Assistance Program APWA Voluntary Cooperative Information System Child Welfare Services Program Social Services Block Grant HHS Adoption Opportunities Program Medicaid Program Public Law 96-272 Public Law 103-66