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Child welfare and juvenile justice: federal agencies could play a stronger role in helping states reduce the number of children placed solely to ... services: report to Congressional requesters
United States. General Accounting
Paperback. Books LLC, Reference Series 2011-11-21.
ISBN 9781234866914
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OCLC Number: 53147252 Excerpt: ... such as psychiatric and family support services that are not readily accessible in their communities. Various federal laws require that state and local agencies provide services to disabled children, including children with a mental illness, in the least restrictive setting appropriate to their needs; that is, children have a right to receive services in their communities unless their needs can only be met by the state in residential or institutional placements. Several federal agencies have various responsibilities for children with mental health needs. For example, HHS's SAMHSA provides funds and guidance to help states and localities address the needs of children with mental illness. HHS's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) administers both the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program ( SCHIP ). These programs provide funds to states for public health insurance programs, which can cover mental health services, for the approximately 26.5 million enrolled children who are members of low-income families and certain children with disabilities. Similarly, the Department of Education's ( Education ) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services ( OSERS ) provides funding and technical assistance to help states provide needed services, including mental health services, to disabled children with special education needs. Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides reimbursement for foster care maintenance payments to states, which is available when child welfare agencies place eligible children in approved out-of-home settings, including some 3, 4 residential treatment facilities. In many cases, these costs are high; residential treatment facilities can cost over $ 250, 000 a year for one child. Federal law does not require parents to relinquish their parental rights to place their children with child welfare agencies. However, after children have been in care for a specific
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