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Family Violence Prevention and Services Act

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is a United States law, first authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL 98–457), that provides federal funding to help victims of domestic violence and their dependent children by providing shelter and related help, offering violence prevention programs, and improving how service agencies work together in communities.

This article is about a United States law. For the main article, see Domestic violence in the United States.

Domestic violence in the United States

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Family Violence Prevention and Services Act