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ACYF-CB-PI-18-11: Requirements for Participating in the Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program

Program Instructions
On November 30, 2018, the Children’s Bureau issued a program instruction on how title IV-E agencies may participate in this new title IV-E program. View the Program Instructions(Read more)
Kinship

ACYF-CB-IM-18-05 - Reshaping child welfare in the United States to focus on strengthening families

Guidance
The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to strongly encourage all child welfare agencies and Children’s Bureau (CB) grantees to work together with the courts and other appropriate public... (Read more)
Prevention

ACYF-CB-IM-18-04 NEICE 2018 funding

Guidance
To notify states that the Children’s Bureau is disbursing funding provided under section 437(g) of the Act as an increase in the title IV-B subpart 2 Promoting Safe and Stable... (Read more)
Interstate Placement / NEICE

ACYF-CB-PI-18-07 Public Law 115-123, the Family First Prevention Services Act: Implementation of Title IV-E Plan Requirements

Program Instructions
To provide instruction for: 1) changes to the title IV-E plan requirements as a result of the Family First Prevention Services Act that are effective as of January 1, 2018... (Read more)
Overview / General

ACYF-CB-IM-18-02 NEW LEGISLATION – Public Law 115-123, the Family First Prevention Services Act within Division E, Title VII of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Guidance
The President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law (P.L.) 115-123 into law on February 9, 2018. P.L. 115-123 includes the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in... (Read more)
Overview / General

NEW RULE: Separate Licensing or Approval Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes

Program Instructions
This rule finalizes revisions to the definition of “foster family home” proposed on February 14, 2023 (here after referred to as the February 2023 NPRM). Title IV–E agencies may choose... (Read more)
Kinship

The Biden-Harris Administration Awards $20 Million to Launch First National Center to Support Mental Health Services in the Child Welfare System

News
On September 25th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded $20 million to launch the first-ever National Center for... (Read more)

Spotlight on Creating a More Equitable Child Welfare System

Advocacy Tools
Presentation/Webinar
Data / Research
Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
This issue of CBX highlights the importance of prioritizing and advancing racial equity in child welfare. Read a message from Associate Commissioner Aysha E. Schomburg about the dream of creating... (Read more)
Overview / General

2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

Data / Research
Every single one of us, if we live long enough, is likely to experience being a family caregiver, needing a family caregiver, or both. Each year, more than 53 million... (Read more)
Kinship

Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

Advocacy Tools
Data / Research
Every day, four to eight children in the United States die from abuse or neglect at the hands of their parents or caretakers. No one knows the exact number, and... (Read more)
Prevention
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Sources

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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  • Implementation Strategies (152)
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  • News (68)
  • Opinion (20)
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  • Program Instructions (38)
  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

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Within Our Reach 
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