National Center on Child Abuse & Neglect www.hhs.gov
US Department of Health & Human Services
Description: NCCAN was established by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-247) and is an agency within the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. NCCAN?s major activities include three State grant programs (Basic State Grants, Children?s Justice Act Grants, and Community-based Family Resource and Support Grants), funding for research, service improvement programs, and demonstration projects. These projects include the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the National Incidence Study (NIS), the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, and the National Resource Center for Child Maltreatment.
| |