The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was adopted in February 2018 as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act (HR. 1892). FFPSA makes federal resources available through reimbursement for prevention services related to mental health services, substance abuse treatment and improved parenting skills for children who are at imminent risk of entering foster care or who are a candidate for foster care. FFPSA is designed to help the public child welfare system focus on improving family stability, scaling up prevention services, decreasing foster care entry and decreasing congregate care to only when clinically necessary. The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) has committed to use the tools in FFPSA to support the DCS vision. DCS is focusing on preserving Hoosier families in their home of origin when it is safe to do so, improving outcomes across the child welfare system, ensuring appropriate residential treatment use only when children demonstrate the clinical need for such care, and thriving financially in a post-Title IV-E Waiver environment. View the brief here.