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Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

In: Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence
Edited by: Claire M. Renzetti & Jeffrey L. Edleson
Subject:Interpersonal Violence

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (AACWA, Public Law 96-272) created a national framework for the present-day foster care and adoption assistance programs in the United States. The law was enacted in response to concerns, documented in several ...

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  Renzetti, C. M., & Edleson, J. L. (2008). Adoption assistance and child welfare act of 1980. In Encyclopedia of interpersonal violence (Vol. 1, pp. 8-9). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963923.n10
  
  Renzetti, Claire M., and Jeffrey L. Edleson. "Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980." In Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, edited by Renzetti, Claire M., and Jeffrey L. Edleson, 8-9. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963923.n10.
  
  Renzetti, C. M. and Edleson, J. L. 2008. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. In: Claire M. Renzetti and Jeffrey L. Edleson Editors, 2008. Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 8-9 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963923.n10> [Accessed 7 Jul 2022].
  
  Renzetti, Claire M. and Jeffrey L. Edleson. "Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980." Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 8-9. SAGE Knowledge. 7 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963923.n10.
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