Kansas

TOPEKA, Kansas — A recent wave of child welfare programs that are keeping kids out of the troubled foster care system are growing in Kansas because of federal investment. Read... (Read more)

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new report has found that Kansas foster system continues to make huge strides in placements and mental health services following a 2018 class action lawsuit... (Read more)

“When you think about what systems are doing, are they cracking the egg from the outside, which ends life and ability and resources and opportunities for Black people, or are... (Read more)

In 2019, Kansas became one of the first states in the country to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act, bipartisan federal legislation that allows states to direct federal foster... (Read more)

Family First was signed into law February 9, 2018. Family Fist offers exciting possibilities for communities within the State of Kansas to be responsive, supportive and be a part of... (Read more)

The state of Kansas has a webpage dedicated to the implementation of Family First Prevention Services Act. The webpage includes: legislation overview, service menus for each region, maps and newsletters... (Read more)

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)

HB 2103 would amend the revised Kansas Code for the Care of Children and enact statutory provisions to enable the state to meet the requirements of the federal Family First... (Read more)