Resources
Communication Toolkit
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed a downloadable tool kit to help child welfare leaders, advocates, private providers and others talk about how the Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)
Published Feb 7, 2019
Nebraska Family First Act
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to children and families; to amend sections 2 28-710, 28-713, 28-720, 28-728, 28-729, 43-1301, 43-2201, 43-2203, 3 43-2204, 43-2205, 43-2209, 68-1207, and 68-1212, Reissue... (Read more)
Published Feb 7, 2019
Dr. Gretchen Hull: Bipartisan law helps keep kids out of foster care
Dr. Gretchen Hull, president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, tells the story of a young mother in her practice struggling to provide care for her... (Read more)
Published Feb 6, 2019
New Child Welfare Law Will Help Keep Families Together
Based on an article first published in the Dallas Morning News, Valerie Borum Smith, MD, FAAP, tells the story of Ashley, age 15 and entering foster care, and how her... (Read more)
Published Feb 6, 2019
The Key Players Behind Washington’s Biggest Foster Care Reform in Decades
Provides a narrative regarding the passage of the historic Family First Prevention Services Act. Includes a timeline graphic. View article View chart(Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
This brief focuses on adoption and guardianship for children in kinship foster care, so that these children can exit foster care into permanent families. Provides general information about the options... (Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
New Opportunities for Kinship Families: Action Steps to Implement the Family First Prevention Services Act in Your Community
Provides an overview about how the Family First Act benefits kinship families. Gives guidance to advocates about how to help their jurisdiction receive the full benefits of the Act. Includes... (Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
Let's keep children in their family, if they can't be with their mothers
Generations United responds to inaccuracies about the Family First Prevention Services Act that were included in an article in USA Today, which was first posted by StateLine. View Article(Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
Family First Prevention Services Act: Implications for Grand-families
This webinar walks participants through the key provisions of Family First including: kinship navigator programs; services to kinship caregivers, children, and birth parents to prevent children from entering foster care,... (Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
The Power of the Parents’ Voice
Parents with a history of lived child welfare, adoption and foster care experience can be valuable resources for agencies and practitioners when developing or reviewing systems and programs. The parent... (Read more)
Published Feb 5, 2019
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