Child Welfare Family Housing Voucher Briefs

These briefs present information on federal housing voucher programs, such as the Family Unification Program (FUP), that child welfare and housing leaders can use to stabilize families through cross-sector partnerships... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2023

Black Kinship Families – Identifying Needs and Challenges

The timeless tradition among African American grandfamilies carries on, but the circumstances that necessitate that arrangement and the challenges of caregiving have changed. In this conversation, Karyne Jones, President and... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2023

Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit

The Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit represents over 15 years of collaborative research by Dr. Jarrott and is a companion piece to two reports from Generations United and The Eisner Foundation on... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2023

The Los Angeles County Draft Comprehensive Prevention Plan

The Los Angeles County Draft Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP) describes the transformative vision that LA County is embarking on to right size prevention and promotion services in all communities. The... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2023

Home Visiting in the Family First Context

A recently released brief by Chapin Hall and Early Start promotes viewing the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) as a tool to provide new opportunities to reimagine how families... (Read more)

Published Aug 1, 2023

A Kin-first Culture Approach at Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families

If children and youth are removed from parents, they have better outcomes with kinship caregivers than non-kinship resource families. The benefits of kinship placements are many, including allowing children and... (Read more)

Published Jul 24, 2023

6 Tips to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect This Summer

QUICK SUMMARY Many students are entering the time of year when they will be without resources provided by schools. Community members are encouraged to help support children and families in... (Read more)

Published Jul 24, 2023

Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience

This brief identifies methods and emerging strategies to engage people with lived experience in federal research, programming, and policymaking. It draws on lessons learned from federal initiatives across a range... (Read more)

Published Jul 24, 2023

How can people with lived experience be most effectively involved in systems change?

This study identifies lessons learned from a literature review, discussions, and consultations with experts to more effectively and appropriately engage individuals with lived experience in efforts to improve research, policy,... (Read more)

Published Jul 24, 2023

GRANDFACTS: EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS FACT SHEET FOR KINSHIP/GRANDFAMILIES

This fact sheet includes national data and information on Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) tribal-specific programs that can assist kinship/grandfamilies. GrandFacts fact sheets for each state and the District... (Read more)

Published Jul 24, 2023