August is Child Support Awareness Month

Aug 10, 2016 at 10:30 am by bryan


The Tennessee Department of Human Services Child Support Program is joining others across the nation in recognizing August as Child Support Awareness Month.

Child Support Awareness Month represents a time to raise awareness of the services available through the program and the positive impact it can have on families and children in Tennessee.

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During state fiscal year 2016, Tennessee's Child Support Program served nearly 550,000 children and distributed over $643 million in child support on behalf of these children. While providing these services, Tennessee's Child Support Program is ranked nationally as one of the top 5 state programs in cost effectiveness, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement data.

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