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HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
The Mary Ellen abuse case launched the child protection movement. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
The NYSPCC was created. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
In 1912, the US Children's Bureau was created by a law signed by President William Howard Taft -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
In 1921, the Sheppard-Towner Act, enacted by Congress, was passed in order to reduce infant and maternity mortality. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVIES
It was discovered that thirty-two states had no services. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
1935, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Social Security Act was passed -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Only 84 nongovernmental SPCCs were in existence. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
The government slowly started to take over the responsibility of protecting children. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
By this time the public was leaning on the government to stop child abuse. -
HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
Over hree hundred nongovernmental charitable Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children were formed throughout the United States.
