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42 U.S. Code § 5104. National clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall through the Department, or by one or more contracts of not less than 3 years duration let through a competition, establish a national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse and neglect.
(b) FunctionsThe Secretary shall, through the clearinghouse established by subsection (a)—
(1)
maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on effective programs, including private and community-based programs, that have demonstrated success with respect to the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse or neglect and hold the potential for broad-scale implementation and replication;
(2)
maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on the medical diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
(3)
maintain and disseminate information on best practices relating to differential response;
(4)
maintain and disseminate information about the best practices used for achieving improvements in child protective systems;