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The Utah Department of Human Services' (DHS) Family First Prevention Services Act plan, approved by the Federal Children's Bureau will allow more children at risk of entering foster care or... (Read more)

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse has rated Motivational Interviewing as "Well-Supported" under Substance Abuse Programs and Services. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method of counseling clients designed to promote behavior change... (Read more)

The paper, from National Network for Youth and ChildFocus, outlines how the Family First Prevention Services Act can be leveraged as a tool to address homelessness for youth and young... (Read more)

This website resource hosts the contact info, documents and progress of North Dakota's Family First workgroups. View the website here.(Read more)

Arkansas submitted a revised prevention plan in November 2019. This includes the revised plan and Atachment A. This is not the final approved version.(Read more)

Joshua Christian, Member of the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council , talks about why young people should be fully supported in considering their permanency options. “ I... (Read more)

This study from Chapin Hall's Center for State Child Welfare Data examines the risk of returning to foster care after reunification or after placement with guardians. It aims to help... (Read more)

Chapin Hall staff Katie Rollins and Clare Anderson, with DC Child and Family Services partner Natalie Craver, published an article in Policy & Practice about how they worked together to... (Read more)

On October 30th, Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau, joined Brenda Donald, Director of the District of Columbia (DC) Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to announce the... (Read more)

This resource from Chapin Hall & Casey Family Programs focuses on candidacy criteria and considerations for six jurisdictions that had submitted Prevention Plans as of 10.31.19: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,... (Read more)