Resources
Transition to Adulthood and Independent Living
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)
Published May 15, 2023
Family First Prevention Services Act
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)
Published May 15, 2023
Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings
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)
Published May 8, 2023
Economic and Concrete Supports are Key Ingredients in Programs Designed to Prevent Child Welfare Involvement
Ample evidence supports the value of addressing the economic and material hardship faced by most child welfare-involved families. This brief discusses the current evidence for the value of economic and... (Read more)
Published May 8, 2023
Seen, Heard, and Represented: A Policymaker’s Guide to Counsel for Kids
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)
Published May 8, 2023
State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States
This comprehensive child welfare resource provides state and national data on child maltreatment, foster care, kinship caregiving, permanency, and older youth in care. The data are essential to help policymakers... (Read more)
Published May 8, 2023
Kinship Navigator Programs Around the United States
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)
Published May 8, 2023
Family First Prevention Services Act: Questions and Answers
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)
Published May 8, 2023
Resources to Support Youth Mental Health
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)
Published May 1, 2023
Episode 53: Creating a Family First Prevention Plan - Utah
This episode provides the historical background, strategies, and decision-making Utah applied in developing their prevention plan. The information shared may be helpful for jurisdictions developing prevention plans to implement FFPSA,... (Read more)
Published May 1, 2023
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