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Evidence-Based Practice

Family First Evidence-Based Practices Exploration and Cost Tool

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Advocacy Tools
Chapin Hall has released the Family First Evidence-Based Practices Exploration and Cost Tool, which is designed to help jurisdictions select evidence-based programs or practices for their Family First prevention plan... (Read more)
Prevention
Evidence-Based Practice

Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Reporting Guide for Study Authors

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation within the Administration for Children & Families has released the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Reporting Guide for Study Authors. This guide details... (Read more)
Prevention
Evidence-Based Practice

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Courts: A Tool for Improving Outcomes for American Indian Children and Families

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Guidance
Implementation Strategies
In this publication, the Indian Child Welfare Act best practice implementation experiences of the St. Louis County Indian Child Welfare Act Court are featured, along with highlights from research evaluating... (Read more)
Courts
Evidence-Based Practice

Iowa's Five-Year Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan

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Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Iowa’s Family First Prevention Services Act plan has been approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Key components of Family First include foster care prevention services such... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice

Leading with Evidence Webinar Series

Presentation/Webinar
Leading With Evidence webinar series, with information on adaptation and implementation on evidence-based programs. Series examines how child welfare leaders can work with developers and researchers to follow proven program... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice

The Los Angeles County Draft Comprehensive Prevention Plan

Title IV-E 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)
Overview / General
Evidence-Based Practice

Dear Child Welfare Colleague Letter from ACF on Title IV-E Prevention Plans

Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Excerpt : As of February 28, 2023, CB has approved 39 prevention plans from 35 states, 3 tribes, and the District of Columbia. The status of submitted plans and links... (Read more)
Overview / General
Evidence-Based Practice

Prioritizing Family Engagement: An Impact Report on Family Centered Treatment

Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
Through three decades, and more than 40,000 families, empirical research has demonstrated that 9 out of 10 families maintain that the FCT model has not only had a positive impact... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice

Spotlight on Reunification

Advocacy Tools
Presentation/Webinar
Data / Research
Guidance
Implementation Strategies
News
This issue of CBX (June 2023) highlights reunification and the importance of supporting families as they work toward their reunification goals. Read a message from Associate Commissioner Aysha E. Schomburg... (Read more)
Overview / General
Evidence-Based Practice
Kinship

Systemic Approaches to Addressing Child and Family Trauma are Key to Fully Leveraging Family First

Implementation Strategies
The Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) represents the most significant piece of federal child welfare legislation enacted in recent history. Chapin Hall is collaborating with jurisdictions and... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice
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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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  • Data / Research (140)
  • Financing (16)
  • Guidance (112)
  • Implementation Strategies (152)
  • Law / Summary (43)
  • News (68)
  • Opinion (20)
  • Presentation/Webinar (51)
  • Program Instructions (38)
  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

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American Academy of Pediatrics
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American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Children's Defense Fund
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Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
Youth Villages

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