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Leveraging Federal IV-E Funding to Support Child and Parent Representation
A new federal funding source for legal representation of parents and children in child welfare cases aims to improve representation quality. A December 2018 federal policy change allows states to... (Read more)
Published Sep 4, 2020
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: SafeCare
The Title IV-E Clearinghouse listed SafeCare as a "Supported" intervention. SafeCare is an in-home behavioral parenting program that promotes positive parent-child interactions, informed caregiver response to childhood illness and injury,... (Read more)
Published Sep 4, 2020
High Quality Service Standards for Specialized Settings, Key Considerations for Developing Residential Programming for Survivors and Young People at Risk of Sex Trafficking
In this paper, Public Consulting Group summarizes the existing research and recommendations for these types of settings. The report is meant as a reference to help states create or amend... (Read more)
Published Sep 3, 2020
Family First: High Quality Service Standards for Specialized Settings
This paper, developed by Public Consulting Group, Inc., explores the types of facilities and programs described in the Family First “setting[s] providing high-quality residential care and supportive services to children... (Read more)
Published Sep 2, 2020
Family First Prevention Plan: The Changing Landscape of Texas Child Welfare
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) believes that children thrive in safe, stable, nurturing families and communities. Family First, passed by Congress in 2018, makes several new... (Read more)
Published Aug 31, 2020
Strategies for Reducing Inequity
This resource released by Child Welfare Information Gateway includes information that discuss strategies for reducing and/or eliminating disproportionality and disparity within the child welfare system. It is critical for child... (Read more)
Published Aug 28, 2020
Child Safety Forward: A National Initiative to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities and Injuries Through a Collaborative, Community-Based Approach
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, and Within Our Reach is funding a demonstration initiative to develop multidisciplinary strategies and responses to... (Read more)
Published Aug 28, 2020
Young People Need Families: Taking a Hard Look at Government’s Role in Raising Children
The Children's Bureau Express published an article written by Celeste Bodner, the executive director at FosterClub where she examines the role the government plays in raising children and the need... (Read more)
Published Aug 18, 2020
Creating a Family First Prevention Plan - Washington, D.C.
Across a ten-year span, Washington, D.C. reduced the number of children and youth in care from more than 3,000 to 750. The District's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) focus... (Read more)
Published Aug 18, 2020
Family Engagement In Therapeutic Group Homes
Family First requires therapeutic group homes serving children in the child welfare system to better engage families during placement. The University of Montana released guidance about how group homes can... (Read more)
Published Aug 18, 2020
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