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American Academy of Pediatrics

Reimagining Child Welfare: Recommendations for Public Policy Change by American Academy of Pediatrics

Advocacy Tools
This report highlights the final recommendations to public policy to promote family preservation, support secure families, improve federal child welfare policies, and ensure all of America’s children and families can... (Read more)
Prevention

Guidance for Children and Families Involved with the Child Welfare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Guidance
The three guiding values of child welfare services are safety, permanency, and well-being. Maintaining child safety is essential, and even the circumstances of a pandemic should not undermine the vital... (Read more)
COVID-19

A Podcast: A Guide to Implementing Family First

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Implementation Strategies
Family First has changed how we support families, especially when working with families who need mental health and substance use treatment services. To help agencies implement changes, the Children's Defense... (Read more)
Prevention

Family First Advocacy Toolkit

Advocacy Tools
Opinion
American Academy of Pediatrics released a Family First Advocacy Toolkit and announced a May 1 Family First Day of Action! This toolkit will support AAP members and chapters in their... (Read more)
Overview / General

Dr. Gretchen Hull: Bipartisan law helps keep kids out of foster care

Opinion
Real Story
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)
Overview / General
Prevention

New Child Welfare Law Will Help Keep Families Together

Opinion
Real Story
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)
Overview / General
Prevention

Family First Implementation: A One-Year Review of State Progress in Reforming Congregate Care

Data / Research
In 2018, the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) became federal law. Family First contains an array of significant child welfare policy reforms. The two largest reforms are allowing... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

The Path to Well-being for Children and Youth in Foster Care Relies on Quality Family-Based Care What’s the Appropriate Role of Residential Care?

QRTP, IMD, Family First Prevention Services Act
Real Story
Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
This brief, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children's Defense Fund, FosterClub, Think of Us and Youth Law Center, outlines the child-centered reforms made under the Family First Act... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Frequently Asked Questions About: The Family First Prevention Services Act, Quality Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), and the Medicaid IMD Exclusion Rule

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Law / Summary
Frequently asked questions regarding Quality Residential Treatment Programs and the Medicaid IMD Exclusion Rule are covered in this resource. Questions include: The Family First Act created Qualified Residential Treatment Programs... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19

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Guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued initial guidance to aid you in the care of infants whose mothers have suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Read more here(Read more)
COVID-19
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American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Public Human Services Association Annie E. Casey Foundation Birth Parent National Network Casey Family Programs Chapin Hall Child Focus Children's Defense Fund Children's Trust Fund Alliance Child Trends Family Centered Treatment Foundation Family Focused Treatment Association Federal HHS/ACYF/CB Foster Care Alumni of America FosterClub Generations United Juvenile Law Center Mathematica National Association of Counsel for Children National Conference of State Legislatures National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council on Crime & Deliquency National Governors Association National Indian Child Welfare Association Other Public Consulting Group Senate / Congress Within Our Reach Youth Villages

Topics

Adoption Assistance Child Fatalities Courts COVID-19 Evidence-Based Practice Interstate Placement / NEICE Juvenile Justice Kinship Older Youth / Chafee Overview / General Pregnant & Parenting Prevention QRTP / Congregate Care

Resource Types

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  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

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Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
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National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
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Within Our Reach 
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