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Arkansas

APHSA Family First Prevention Services Act

Presentation/Webinar
An overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act, focused primarily on prevention services, placements, and reunification services. Presented by Jerry Sharum, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services, and Sophia Karimjee,... (Read more)
Overview / General

Governor’s working group issues suggestions to improve Arkansas’ foster care system

News
A working group of more than 130 Arkansans with experience in child welfare and foster care released a list of 11 recommendations on Monday to improve the state’s foster system,... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General

Children's Bureau Approves Arkansas Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan

Children's Bureau approves Arkansas Family First Prevention Plan
Implementation Strategies
News
Arkansas received federal approval for their Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan. See the press release from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson Read the news article .(Read more)
Prevention

Arkansas Family First Prevention Plan

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Implementation Strategies
Arkansas has become the third state to win federal approval of its Family First Prevention Plan, Governor Asa Hutchinson stated. The plan, which is called Family First Fits Us, outlines... (Read more)
Prevention

Arkansas Revised Prevention Plan Nov. 2019 Submission (Draft)

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
Arkansas submitted a revised prevention plan in November 2019. This includes the revised plan and Atachment A. This is not the final approved version.(Read more)
Prevention

Jurisdictional Candidacy Definitions 10.31.19

Implementation Strategies
This resource from Chapin Hall & Casey Family Programs focuses on candidacy criteria and considerations for six jurisdictions that had submitted Prevention Plans as of 10.31.19: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,... (Read more)
Prevention

Arkansas Title IV-E 5 Year Prevention Plan

State Teams
Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Arkansas Division of Child and Family Services has been making a concerted effort to increase prevention services, Family First creates an exciting opportunity for DCFS to leverage resources and expand... (Read more)
Prevention
Evidence-Based Practice

Family Preservation Services: An Assessment of Recent DCFS Performance and Outcomes: SFY 2019 - Arkansas

Data / Research
Act 906 of the 2001 session of the Arkansas legislature requires the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to conduct an annual evaluation of family preservation services. The... (Read more)
Prevention

Sources

American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Public Human Services Association Annie E. Casey Foundation Birth Parent National Network Casey Family Programs Chapin Hall Child Focus Children's Defense Fund Children's Trust Fund Alliance Child Trends Family Centered Treatment Foundation Family Focused Treatment Association Federal HHS/ACYF/CB Foster Care Alumni of America FosterClub Generations United Juvenile Law Center Mathematica National Association of Counsel for Children National Conference of State Legislatures National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council on Crime & Deliquency National Governors Association National Indian Child Welfare Association Other Public Consulting Group Senate / Congress Within Our Reach Youth Villages

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