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Transition to Adulthood and Independent Living

Advocacy Tools
The following resources provide information on how to support young people and help them transition to adulthood and live independently. Caseworkers and others supporting youth in transition can find resources... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

Family First Prevention Services Act

Data / Research
This page, from Child Welfare Information Gateway, offers guidance on the role FFPSA plays in primary prevention, the impact of FFPSA on the foster care system, the way FFPSA shifted... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General
Courts
Older Youth / Chafee

Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

Data / Research
In August 2022 the Department of Health and Human Services held a convening focused on primary prevention. Discussion highlighted the opportunity for human services to strengthen and support people and... (Read more)
Prevention

Seen, Heard, and Represented: A Policymaker’s Guide to Counsel for Kids

Law / Summary
In child protection court proceedings, attorneys typically represent the child protection agency and parents.2 As recognized parties to the case, the child protection agency and parents present and challenge evidence... (Read more)
Overview / General

Kinship Navigator Programs Around the United States

Advocacy Tools
State Teams
Kinship navigator programs offer information, referral, and follow-up services to caregivers to link them to the benefits and services that they and the children need. Some of the programs are... (Read more)
Kinship

Family First Prevention Services Act: Questions and Answers

Law / Summary
This resource was developed to provide information on the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) and the opportunities within the Act to provide prevention services for families at risk... (Read more)
Overview / General

Resources to Support Youth Mental Health

Advocacy Tools
News
This month, let us uplift the conversation around supporting the mental health needs of children and youth in foster care, and disrupt the myths, while working to provide culturally... (Read more)
Prevention

Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care

Data / Research
Generations United with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, created the following brief, national comparison chart, and state-specific charts that focus on adoption and guardianship for children in... (Read more)
Kinship

2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide

Advocacy Tools
The 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide recognizes that there are actions we can take as a society and within communities, organizations, and families to address the root causes of child... (Read more)
Prevention

RECORDED WEBINAR: A Key Connection: Economic Stability and Family Well-being--Addressing economic hardship as a factor in child welfare involvement

Presentation/Webinar
A growing body of evidence shows that families do better when they have access to concrete services and have economic stability. This makes providing economic and concrete supports an important... (Read more)
Prevention
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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

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  • Constituent Engagement (62)
  • Data / Research (140)
  • Financing (16)
  • Guidance (112)
  • Implementation Strategies (152)
  • Law / Summary (43)
  • News (68)
  • Opinion (20)
  • Presentation/Webinar (51)
  • Program Instructions (38)
  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

FamilyFirstAct.org is a collaborative project between:

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
Evident Change
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 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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