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Congregate Care in the Age of Family First: Family Engagement

Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
This Capacity Building Center for States resource can help state agencies, Quality Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), and other child welfare stakeholders understand the family engagement requirements of the Family First... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Every Kid Needs a Family Website

Implementation Strategies
The purpose of this site is to provide information and advocacy tools to assist judges, attorneys, and advocates in making decisions regarding the placement of children that reflect the least... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care
COVID-19
Courts

Considerations for Scaling Evidence-Based Prevention Programs under the Family First Prevention Services Act

Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
This resource from Child Trends outlines lessons learned in jurisdictions such as New York City that were early adopters of evidence-based prevention services. This brief includes details of two evidence-based... (Read more)
Prevention

Transforming Child Welfare Systems to a 21st Century Model that Strengthens and Supports Families and Communities: Innovations from the Field

Implementation Strategies
This document from the Within Our Reach office of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities is designed to describe a public health approach and provide some examples of innovations... (Read more)

Letter to Child Welfare Leaders: IV-E Prevention Program Stafford Act flexibilities

Program Instructions
Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Implementation Strategies
This letter from Associate Commissioner Jerry Milner to child welfare leaders addresses flexibility related to the title IV-E prevention program, allowing programs and services to be adapted to a virtual... (Read more)
Prevention
COVID-19

Child Welfare Policy Manual Q & A: Section 8.6C "Title IV-E Prevention Services Program, Administrative Functions/Costs"

Financing
Program Instructions
The Child Welfare Policy Manual has released a new Question and Answer under Section 8.6C "Title IV-E Prevention Services Program, Administrative Functions/Costs. Question 1: May a title IV-E agency... (Read more)
Prevention

Letter from Associate Commissioner Milner reflecting on Roundtables with Young Leaders

Constituent Engagement
Guidance
On November 18th, Associate Commissioner Jerry Milner of the Federal Children's Bureau released a letter reflecting on the twelve roundtables conducted with young people in/from foster care that the Children's... (Read more)
COVID-19

Congregate Care in the Age of Family First: Trauma-Informed Care

Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
This resource from the Capacity Building Center for States can help child welfare agency leaders and managers, residential treatment programs, and other organizations understand the trauma-informed care requirements of the... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Webinar Recording: Utilizing Casey Family Programs’ Community Opportunity Map to Support Family Resource Centers

Advocacy Tools
Implementation Strategies
This webinar recording from the National Family Support Network provides an overview of Casey Family Programs’ Community Opportunity Map and illustrate how it can be leveraged to support Family Resource... (Read more)
Prevention

State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States

Data / Research
This comprehensive child welfare resource from Child Trends provides state and national data on child maltreatment , foster care , kinship caregiving , and adoption from foster care. The data... (Read more)
Kinship
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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

Topics

Adoption Assistance Child Fatalities Courts COVID-19 Evidence-Based Practice Interstate Placement / NEICE Juvenile Justice Kinship Older Youth / Chafee Overview / General Pregnant & Parenting Prevention QRTP / Congregate Care

Resource Types

  • Advocacy Tools (192)
  • Case Study (6)
  • Constituent Engagement (37)
  • Data / Research (45)
  • Financing (16)
  • Guidance (95)
  • Implementation Strategies (91)
  • Law / Summary (31)
  • News (23)
  • Opinion (13)
  • Presentation/Webinar (31)
  • Program Instructions (32)
  • Real Story (22)
  • State Teams (32)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (7)

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American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
Family Focused Treatment Association
Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Council on Crime & Delinquency
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
Youth Villages

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