Children's Bureau Name and Hierarchy: Roots and History
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This document traces the evolution of the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau from its birth as the U.S. Children's Bureau, which was established in 1912. The current U.S. Children's Bureau is located in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and focuses on child welfare, including child protective services (child abuse and neglect) family preservation and support, foster care, adoption, and independent living. |
1912 Department of Commerce and Labor >
Children’s Bureau
1913 Department of Commerce and Labor renamed Department of Labor
1946 Federal Security
Agency >
Social Security Administration >
Children’s Bureau
1953 Federal Security Agency renamed Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW)
1963
DHEW >
Welfare Administration >
Children’s Bureau
1965 DHEW>
Social and Rehabilitation Service >
Children’s Bureau
1969 Children’s Bureau divided into
DHEW>
Children’s Bureau
DHEW>
Social and Rehabilitation Service >
Child Welfare Services
DHEW>
Social and Rehabilitation Service >
Juvenile Delinquency Service
DHEW>
Public Health Service (PHS) >
Health Services and Mental Health Administration (HSMHA) >
Maternal
and Child Health Service (MCHS)
1973
DHEW>
Public Health Service >
Health Services Administration (HSA) >
Bureau of Community Health Services (BCHS) >
Office
of Maternal and Child Health (OMCH)
ca. 1981 DHEW renamed Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
1982 OMCH renamed Division of Maternal and Child Health
BCHS renamed Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance
HSA
renamed Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
1987 DHHS >
Public Health Service
HRSA >
Bureau
of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development (BMCHRD)
1990 BMCHRD renamed Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Prepared by Dr. Taylor Ruhl, March 1998, using information in Hutchins VL. 1994. Maternal and Child Health Bureau: Roots. Pediatrics 94(5):695-699.
