The U.S. Children’s Bureau was a federal investigative agency created by Congress in 1912, as an outgrowth of national campaigns to reduce infant mortality and child labor and of baby-farming and black-market adoption scandals. It advocated standards in placement and state adoption laws, and it held the first conferences on child welfare. Today the organization is a bureau of the Administration for Children & Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is responsible for administering federal child welfare programs. Contact one of the 10 regional offices across the country.
| Website | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ |
| Phone number | 202-401-4802 |
| Categories | Government & politics, Marriage & family, Society & culture |
| Locations | United States of America, Washington, D.C. |
| Faiths | Interfaith |
| Languages | English |