Federal, State, & Local Spending to Address Child Abuse & Neglect in SFY 2006

December 2008 Researchers from Child Trends conducted a 24-question survey to evaluate federal, state, and local expenditures for child welfare in state fiscal year (SFY) 2006. The study also highlights important trends in child welfare spending between SFY 1996 and SFY 2006. The researchers found that while the amounts of both state and federal expenditures increased, the federal share of total spending decreased . . .