North Dakota Family First Website
This website resource hosts the contact info, documents and progress of North Dakota's Family First workgroups. View the website here.(Read more)
Overview / General
Family First Transition Act. (S. 2777/H.R. 4980)
The bill (S. 2777/H.R. 4980) presents a bipartisan effort to help jurisdictions implement the Family First Prevention Services Act more effectively and proposes to provide resources to states, tribes and... (Read more)
Family First: Readiness Assessment, Planning, and Implementation
Chapin Hall is collaborating with jurisdictions and organizations across the country as they assess readiness and plan for Family First implementation and align their child welfare system with the transformational... (Read more)
Nebraska Family First Workgroup Website
This website resource hosts the contact info, documents, and progress of Nebraska's Family First workgroups. Click here!(Read more)
Family First Core Messaging
This document outlines topline messages designed to help communicate the Family First Act with key stakeholders and the public. Key messages include: Kids deserve to grow up in families; With... (Read more)
How can fathers and other constituent leaders inform Family First and other system change efforts?
This resource features reflections from Timothy Phipps, a father who successfully navigated Oregon’s child welfare system, now serves as a constituent consultant, sharing his experience, to help improve that same... (Read more)
Utah submits Family First Act Prevention plan ahead of Oct. 1 start date (Press release)
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)
Advancing Healthy Outcomes: Eight Ways to Promote the Health and Well-being of LGBTQ+ Youth Involved with Child Welfare through Family First Implementation
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)
Virginia Department of Social Services - Family First
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)
Implementation Questions for Legal Community Engagement
As states begin the process of implementing the many provisions of Family First, we have pulled together questions for agencies to discuss and address with partners in the legal community... (Read more)