2008 Federal Legislative Priorities

There is always a lot of interest in what we are doing in terms of advocacy, and so we thought we would share our 2008 Federal Legislative Priorities with you today - see below. For more information about these priorities and the role you can play in supporting them please visit our website here.

1. Enact Federal Home Visiting Legislation

2. Increase Federal Funding for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Services (i.e., CAPTA, PSSF, and SSBG)

3. Reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

4. Reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

5. Increase Federal Investments in the Full Continuum of Child Welfare Services

6. Enact Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Legislation