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Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: Programs and Funding (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 31, 2009
Report Number R40473
Report Type Report
Authors Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

This report describes programs authorized under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) and related initiatives, and provides authorization and appropriation levels. The FVPSA was originally enacted in 1984, as Title III of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, to assist states in preventing incidents of family violence and to provide shelter and related assistance to victims of family violence and their dependents, with the expectation of preventing future acts of violence in families.