ACRONYMS

AACWA	Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFDC-FC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children in Foster Care
AIM	Access for Infants and Mothers Program
CALWORKS	California Work Opportunity & Responsibility to Kids (1997)
CAPTA	Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (1974)
CASA	Court Appointed Special Advocate
CCS Partnership	Cities, Counties, Schools Partnership
CDF	Children's Defense Fund
CDSS	California Department of Social Services
CHDP	Child Health and Disability Prevention
CHIPP	Childhood Injury Prevention Program
CPS	Child Protective Services
CSW	Children's Social Worker
CWDA	County Welfare directors Association
CWRC	Child Welfare Research Center at the University of California at Berkeley
CWS	Child Welfare Services
CWS/CMS	Child Welfare Services/Computer Management System
DCFS	Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family
DHHS	Federal Department of Health and Human Services
DHS	California Department of Health Services
EPIC	Emergency Preparedness and Injury Control Program
EPSDT	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment
FFA	Foster Family Agency
GAIN	Greater Avenues for Independence
HUD	Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
LAO	California's Legislative Analyst's Office
Medicaid	Title XIX of the Social Security Act: Federal Medical Assistance Program
Medi-Cal	California's Medical Assistance Program
MILE	Minorities in Law Enforcement
MCH	Maternal and Child Health Program
NCCC	Northern California Council for the Community
OFP	Office of Family Planning
OJJDP	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
PL 96-272	Public Law 96-272: Federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (1980)
PL 104-235	Public Law 104-235 extended 1974 CAPTA (see above)
PL 105-89	Public Law 105-89: Federal Adoption and Safe Families Act (1997)
PRA	Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
RTC	Residential Treatment Center
SAPID	School Age Parenting and Infant Development
SDM	Structured Decision Making
SED	Severely emotionally disturbed
SFC	Specialized Foster Care
SSI	Supplemental Security Income (Federal funds)
TANF	Temporary Aid for Needy Families
UC	University of California at Berkeley
UCLA	University of California at Los Angeles
W&I Codes	California's Welfare and Institutions Codes
WIC	Special Supplementary Program for Women, Infants and Children

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