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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing a technical clarification Question and Answer (Q and A) document focused on a type of residential setting recently defined in... (Read more)

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse announced a working list of the next programs and services planned for systematic review. For additional information, please visit their FAQ page and click What are... (Read more)

Outlining the expansion of mental health and substance use treatment and parenting skills services to prevent children from entering foster care, the Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) submitted its... (Read more)

The Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) is electing to implement the Title IV-E prevention program as authorized by Family First. As instructed in ACYF-CB-PI-18-09, the following is Utah’s five-year... (Read more)

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Community Based Services and its partners are equally committed to early implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)

This framework, from Colorado, is designed as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well-being... (Read more)

This brief, from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, outlines how child welfare systems can leverage Family First to achieve positive outcomes for LGBTQ+ children and youth. The... (Read more)

Act 906 of the 2001 session of the Arkansas legislature requires the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to conduct an annual evaluation of family preservation services. The... (Read more)

Learn how the VA Department of Social Services is structured, how they have defined imminent risk and candidate for foster care, and more. Other highlights include: Downloadable implementation plan, and... (Read more)

Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) submitted their Family First Prevention Services Five Year plan to the Children’s Bureau on April 10, 2019. The executive summary provided outlines the key... (Read more)