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#aafj  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,*ild     
,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act to   
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,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,support+ ,family ,m5tal ,heal? 9       
,,capta ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,*ild 
,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act  7a7 
,national cle>+h\se ,section #ajc7;b7 ( 
! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7;b77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+  
effective programs1 & ins]t+            
evid5ce-bas$ & evid5ce-in=m$ programs12 
7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#e7 ?r\gh 
7#i7 z p>agraphs 7#f7 ?r\gh 7#aj71      
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dissem9ate1 z appropriate1 in=mation t  
describes be/ practices = mak+          
appropriate ref]rals relat$ to1 &       
address+1 ! heal?1 m5tal heal?1 &       
developm5tal ne$s ( victims ( *ild abuse
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 activities ,section #ajd ( ! ,*ild     

,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db 
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subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 
7i7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,f7 & ins]t+ !
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int]ag5cy collaboration betwe5 ! *ild   
welf>e protection sy/em1 ! juv5ile      
ju/ice sy/em1 & o!r relevant ag5cies    
engag$ ) *ildr5 & families t improve !  
deliv]y ( s]vices & treatm5t 7includ+   
relat$ to dome/ic viol5ce1 m5tal heal?1 
or sub/ance use disord]s7 = cont9uity ( 
treatm5t plan & s]vices z *ildr5        
transition betwe5 sy/ems2  2  7ii7 by   
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subp>agraphs 7,p7 & 7,q71 respectively2 
7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,m7 ! 
foll[+3  7,n7 me?ods to address         
geographic1 racial1 & cultural          
disp>ities 9 ! *ild welf>e sy/em1       
includ+ a focus on access to s]vices2   
7,o7 evid5ce-bas$ & evid5ce-in=m$       
programs to prev5t *ild abuse & neglect 
9 families t h n _h contact ) ! *ild    
welf>e sy/em2  2 &  7iv7 9 subp>agraph  

7,p71 z r$esignat$ by clause 7ii71 by   
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subp>agraph 7,q72 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph    
7#b71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a77,o7 &      
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a77,q72 &  7#b7 9     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z p>agraphs 7#c7 &
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,cont5t ,! te*nical assi/ance "u        
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address+ *ild abuse & neglect 9 families
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end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ways to r$uce       
geographic1 racial1 & cultural          
disp>ities 9 ! *ild protection sy/em1   
:i* may include engag+ law en=cem5t1    

education1 heal?1 & o!r relevant sy/ems 
9 su* ef=ts4  4  7c7 ,grants to ,/ates  
,section #ajf ( ! ,*ild ,abuse          
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db        
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subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 
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! semicolon2 &  7ii7 by /rik+           
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7,d7 tra9+ 9 e>ly *ildhood1 *ild1 &     
adolesc5t developm5t & ! impact ( *ild  
abuse & neglect1 & ! long-t]m impacts ( 
adv]se *ildhood exp]i5ces2 &  7,e7 tra9+
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protective s]vice ag5cies1 entities     
provid+ heal? c>e s]vices 7includ+ m5tal
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& community res\rces1 = purposes (      
conduct+ evaluations relat$ to          
sub/antiat$ cases ( *ild abuse or       
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betwe5 *ild abuse & neglect & dome/ic   
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disord]2  4  7d7 ,application ,section  

#bjd7g7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &   
,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#eaaf;d7#g77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 
7#g7 a description ( ! crit]ia t !      
entity w use to-- 7,a7 select & fund    
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take into consid]ation ! local program's
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provid]s & engage 9 long-t]m & /rategic 
plann+ ) respect to community-bas$ &    
prev5tion-focus$ programs & activities  
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prev5t *ild abuse & neglect2  7ii7      
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to community-bas$ & prev5tion-focus$    
programs & activities design$ to /r5g!n 
& support families to prev5t *ild abuse 
& neglect1 includ+ = div]se1 und]s]v$1 &
 at-risk populations2 or  7,b7 develop  
or provide community-bas$ &             
prev5tion-focus$ programs & activities  
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prev5t *ild abuse & neglect1 & provide a
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evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$2  4  #c4  
,te*nical am5dm5ts ,! ,*ild ,abuse      
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
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,indian ,tribe1 & ,tribal organization h
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tribe1 & tribal organization1           
respectively1 9 section #d ( ! ,indian  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b72 
2  7#b7 by /rik+ tribe ea* place su* t]m
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ins]t+ ,tribe2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ tribal  
ea* place su* t]m appe>s 7o!r ?an 9     
section #c7e77 & ins]t+ ,tribal4  ,pass$
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