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Federal Foster Care Financing: How and Why the Current Funding Structure Fails to Meet the Needs of the Child Welfare Field
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and EvaluationThis Issue Brief provides an overview of the title IV-E federal foster care program's funding structure and documents several key weaknesses.
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Executive Summary
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Introduction
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Background and History of Title IV-E Foster Care
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Documenting Eligibility and Claiming Foster Care Funds is Burdensome
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Differing Claiming Practices Result in Wide Variations in Funding Among States
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The Current Funding Structure Has Not Resulted in High Quality Services
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States' Title IV-E Claiming Bears Little Relationship to Service Quality or Outcomes
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The Current Funding Structure is Inflexible, Emphasizing Foster Care
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The Financing Structure Has Not Kept Pace with a Changing Child Welfare Field
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Proposed Child Welfare Program Option Described
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Benefits of the Proposed Child Welfare Program Option
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References
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Note on Data Sources
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