Federal

Children’s Bureau Federal Instruction on Program Instruction (ACYF-CB-PI-21-05) released to instruct title IV-E agencies on actions needed to receive title IV-E Kinship Navigator funding under the provisions of Section 8,... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau issued guidance and instruction related to the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act, Division X of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law (P.L.)... (Read more)

Child Trends Child Welfare Financing Survey for state fiscal year (SFY) 2018 provides a national and state-by-state analysis of the composition of, and changes in, child welfare agency expenditures. State... (Read more)

Children’s Rights Families Over Facilities: Ending the Use of Harmful and Unnecessary Institutions and Other Group Facilities in Child Welfare Systems report provides both a Declaration of Urgency and an... (Read more)

This brief identifies common challenges agencies face in building this evidence and suggests ways to address these challenges, including defining the program model; selecting a comparison group; ensuring an adequate... (Read more)

This resource was developed by the ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, Children’s Defense Fund, and Generations United to support Implementing Provisions that Support Kinship Families:... (Read more)

With Iowa’s Family First Prevention Services Act recently approved there are currently 13 states with Approved Family First Prevention plans by the Children's Bureau and 11 submitted plans. View the... (Read more)

Family-Centered Treatment 2021 White Paper on Reunification: Providing Hope and a Plan with Family-Centered Treatment highlights Key Components of Successful Reunification by honoring the family of origin, overcoming barriers, and... (Read more)

Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches developed by Prevent Child Abuse America is a highly accessible, actionable guide that takes recent science and current communications contexts into account, speaks to... (Read more)

This factsheet developed by Child Welfare Information Gateway reviews what substance use disorders are, how parental substance use affects families, and how child welfare professionals can support these families. It... (Read more)