Regulations, Statutes, Codes, Procedures, and Memos

• ACF Children's Bureau - Federal Legislation
• Child Welfare Policy Manual (online manual) - The manual conveys mandatory policies that have their basis in Federal Law and/or program regulations. It also provides interpretations of Federal Statutes and program regulations initiated by inquiries from State Child Welfare agencies or ACF Regional Offices.
• Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) - To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the prescription opioid abuse and heroin use crisis, and for other purposes.
• Implementation of the Fostering Connections Act (ACF working document 2009)
• Indian Child Welfare Act-US Code Title 25, Chapter 21 - Enacted to protect the best interests of Indian children and promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families.