HHS Experts on Children and Families Host a Meeting with Jordanian Women

This meeting of Jordanian women was hosted by the HHS Administration of Children and Families and HHS Office of Global Health Affairs. Catherine Nolan, Director of the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect within the HHS/ACF Children's Bureau, talked with visitors about HHS programs. (Photo by Harry Wilson)

September 7, 2006 - The Administration on Children and Families (ACF), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the HHS Office of Global Health Affairs hosted a meeting with a group of 10 women from Jordan invited to the United States under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program and the Meridian International Center.

At home, the Jordanian visitors work to improve basic social services and economic prospects for women and children in their country.

Harry Wilson, Associate Commissioner of the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within HHS/ACF, highlighted HHS activities to strengthen marriages, its domestic violence programs, and the runaway and homeless youth shelters. Presentations by Jeff Trimbath, Victoria Marquez, and Stan Chappell of HHS/ACF/FYSB focused on abstinence education programs, runaway and homeless youth programs, and the use of research to improve the content and delivery of interventions for children and young people.

Catherine Nolan, Director of the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect within the HHS/ACF Children’s Bureau, discussed how HHS works with non-governmental organizations, including, for instance, the promotion of adoption and the prevention of child abuse.

HHS/ACF administers the major federal programs that support: social services to promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; child care for working families and families on public assistance; and adoption for children with special needs. These programs provide financial assistance to states, community-based organizations, and academic institutions to support social services, carry out research and demonstration activities; and undertake training, offer technical assistance, and disseminate information.

Last revised: September 04, 2007