Kentucky Title IV-E Prevention Plan

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Community Based Services and its partners are equally committed to early implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)

Published Aug 23, 2019

Technical Bulletin on Title IV-E Prevention Program Data Elements

Children's Bureau released a Technical Bulletin to provide detailed information on the data elements title IV-E agencies are to submit under the title IV-E prevention program. The table in section... (Read more)

Published Aug 19, 2019

Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action

This framework, from Colorado, is designed as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well-being... (Read more)

Published Aug 19, 2019

Advancing Healthy Outcomes: Eight Ways to Promote the Health and Well-being of LGBTQ+ Youth Involved with Child Welfare through Family First Implementation

This brief, from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, outlines how child welfare systems can leverage Family First to achieve positive outcomes for LGBTQ+ children and youth. The... (Read more)

Published Aug 19, 2019

ACYF-CB-IM-19-04 Evaluation Plan Development Tip Sheet

The Children's Bureau released this Information Memorandum to provide an Evaluation Plan Development Tip Sheet to assist with developing an evaluation plan. To assist grantees and other child welfare professionals... (Read more)

Published Aug 13, 2019

Family Preservation Services: An Assessment of Recent DCFS Performance and Outcomes: SFY 2019 - Arkansas

Act 906 of the 2001 session of the Arkansas legislature requires the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to conduct an annual evaluation of family preservation services. The... (Read more)

Published Aug 6, 2019

ACYF-CB-IM-19-03 -Family, Children and Youth Voice, Engagement, and Empowerment; Continuous Quality Improvement; System-Change Efforts

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to demonstrate that family and youth voice are critical to a well-functioning child welfare system and to strongly encourage all public child... (Read more)

Published Aug 6, 2019

Virginia Department of Social Services - Family First

Learn how the VA Department of Social Services is structured, how they have defined imminent risk and candidate for foster care, and more. Other highlights include: Downloadable implementation plan, and... (Read more)

Published Aug 6, 2019

How does Children’s Village reflect the components of a Qualified Residential Treatment Program

This is a Case Study highlighting how Children’s Village has successfully transformed from an entity focused exclusively on residential care to an organization directed toward community- and home-based services, with... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2019

Bridging the Intersection between Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: The Greenbook and Family First

This powerpoint presentation from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges was originally presented at the NCJFCJ Annual Conference in July 2019. The key elements covered include: Examine... (Read more)

Published Jul 31, 2019