The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services mission to “Help people live better lives.” The vision of the Division of Children & Family Services (CFS) includes utilizing the Family... (Read more)
Published Apr 16, 2021
This resource by Child Welfare Information Gateway is a significant revision of the popular Office on Child Abuse and Neglect publication in more than 15 years. This year’s Resource Guide... (Read more)
Published Apr 1, 2021
Chapin Hall developed a toolkit to help child welfare agencies implement the first phase of the Family First Prevention Services Act. The Family First Planning and Readiness Toolkit include a... (Read more)
Published Apr 1, 2021
FosterClub and Juvenile Law Center featured Child Welfare Leaders from Illinois and Kentucky to share implementation examples and highlights of the Older Youth Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Child... (Read more)
Published Mar 31, 2021
First Focus on Children and Families USA provided detailed recommendations for how governors, attorneys general (AGs), state children’s cabinets, legislatures, state advocates, city and town councils, and other stakeholders should... (Read more)
Published Mar 26, 2021
This report by The National Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification offers an overview of the state of the research evidence about interventions designed to promote reunification and presents a... (Read more)
Published Mar 25, 2021
The Children’s Bureau issued the Program Instruction for the Supporting Foster Youth and Families Act Program Instruction on March 9th. This document is crucial to the effective and quick implementation... (Read more)
Published Mar 17, 2021
Learn about the congregate care provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and explore the important role of family engagement and trauma-informed care in residential treatment programs in... (Read more)
Published Mar 11, 2021
Family Voices United held a peer learning session with parents, kinship caregivers, and foster youth alumni, on the Family First Prevention Services Act, New Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act,... (Read more)
Published Mar 11, 2021
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)
Published Mar 9, 2021