Federal

Care work is some of the most important work in our society, supporting children, families, and individuals across their lifespans. Often called “the workforce behind the workforce,” child care in... (Read more)

The Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First), enacted in February 2018, is one of the most significant pieces of child welfare legislation passed in recent history. It enables child... (Read more)

Both official data and scientific evidence have shown that gender violence and the impact it has on children is an important social problem and ways of preventing it do not... (Read more)

In 2019, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation invested in three legal organizations in California who were implementing high- quality representation for children and parents separated by the foster care system:... (Read more)

Child Trends’ updated comprehensive resource of state-level data for understanding child welfare provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, and adoption. This resource compiles critical... (Read more)

This Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures provides a detailed description of the standards used to identify and review programs and services for the Prevention Services Clearinghouse and... (Read more)

In the three decades since its humble beginnings, the Family Centered Treatment (FCT) model and its practitioners have had the privilege of working with families across the United States. They... (Read more)