Domestic Violence
This legislation was created in 1994 to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by funding prevention programs, shelters, and legal support services.
What is Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA)?
The Child Text Credit is created to do what?
What is to help families with the costs associated with raising children?
Typically children in TN age out of foster at this age, unless there are extenuating circumstances.
What is age 18?
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that one partner uses to gain or maintain what over another intimate partner?
What is power and control?
Families with children under this age qualify for tax credit benefits.
What is 16?
Nearly this many children age out of foster without being adopted or reunified with families each year in the U.S.
What is 900?
Text this to 88788 for help from the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
What is START?
The Child Tax Credit expansion of 2021 reduced child poverty by how much?
What is approximately 40%?
What legislation enacted in 1999 provides funding for programs to reach life skills and help with self sufficiency after children age out of foster care?
What is the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act? (Chafee Act is acceptable)
Undermining an individual's sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem is known as this type of abuse.
What is emotional abuse?
These were two presidents who laid the groundwork for family welfare.
Who were John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson?
Turning 18 is often a celebration for most teens, but for foster youth, it can mean this.
What is homelessness and fear?
Name three of the component of the cycles of abuse.
What are Tensions Build, Incident, Reconciliation, Calm?
The Child Tax Credit was a section of this legislation.
What was the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997?
This concept refers to when foster youth reach a certain age and are no longer eligible for state care or support.
What is aging out?