Implementation of the Family Violence Option

Provides basic introduction to the U.S. federal welfare law, PRWORA of 1996 - provides information about this "welfare law" and its potential effects on battered women and their children.

This Government Accounting Office (GAO) report on federal and state implementation of the Family Violence Option recommends that HHS identify and promote promising practices.

These findings and recommendations are based on eleven months of experience working in the field with partners in 19 pilot projects.