Skip to main content
FamilyFirstAct.org
  • About the Law
  • Resources
  • Communications
  • Calendar
  • Partners
  • Contact

Prevention

Putting Family First: Developing an Evidence-Based Child Welfare Preventive Practice Model

image of landing page
Advocacy Tools
In a paper released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, you will learn how states can claim federal reimbursement for foster care prevention services through the Family First, core elements... (Read more)
Prevention

Planning Title IV-E Prevention Services: A Toolkit For States

image of landing page
Advocacy Tools
Both, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Mathematica released a toolkit that aims to help states develop a plan for Title IV-E prevention services, and to assist states... (Read more)
Prevention

States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

image of landing page
Advocacy Tools
Child Trends fielded a 2019 Survey of Child Welfare Agency Policies and Practices for Infants and Toddlers in, or who are Candidates for, Foster Care. The survey, supported by ZERO... (Read more)
Prevention

Supporting States and Counties on the Path to Implementing the Family First

image of landing page
Advocacy Tools
Mathematica released a brief overview document describing how they work with states and counties to support them with Family First implementation, such as helping states conduct needs assessments, select evidence-based... (Read more)
Prevention

OVC FY 2019 Reducing Child Fatalities and Recurring Child Injuries

Implementation Strategies
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for a demonstration initiative that will build on past efforts... (Read more)
Child Fatalities
Prevention

Youth Villages: Keeping Children with Families

Case Study
A program called Youth Villages started in Tennessee more than 30 years ago. In that time, it has helped that state both improve the lives of foster kids and save... (Read more)
Prevention

Dr. Gretchen Hull: Bipartisan law helps keep kids out of foster care

Opinion
Real Story
Dr. Gretchen Hull, president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, tells the story of a young mother in her practice struggling to provide care for her... (Read more)
Overview / General
Prevention

New Child Welfare Law Will Help Keep Families Together

Opinion
Real Story
Based on an article first published in the Dallas Morning News, Valerie Borum Smith, MD, FAAP, tells the story of Ashley, age 15 and entering foster care, and how her... (Read more)
Overview / General
Prevention

Safe Babies Court Teams & Families First Go Hand-In-Hand: A Toolkit for Judges and Stakeholders to Advocate with States

image of landing page
Advocacy Tools
Zero To Three released a toolkit that includes an overview of what judges and stakeholders should know FFA and SBCTs, a comparison of Family First provisions and SBCT, talking points... (Read more)
Prevention

Leveraging the FFPSA for Older Youth: Prevention Provisions

Guidance
An overview of Family First provisions relating to prevention provisions that impact older youth. Provides implementation and planning strategies, as well as advocacy opportunities. Check it out here(Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee
Pregnant & Parenting
Prevention
  • first
  • previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next
  • last

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

  • Advocacy Tools (183)
  • Case Study (6)
  • Constituent Engagement (31)
  • Data / Research (42)
  • Financing (14)
  • Guidance (87)
  • Implementation Strategies (77)
  • Law / Summary (29)
  • News (21)
  • Opinion (12)
  • Presentation/Webinar (28)
  • Program Instructions (29)
  • Real Story (19)
  • State Teams (32)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (3)

FamilyFirstAct.org is a collaborative project between:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
Family Focused Treatment Association
Foster Care Alumni of America

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

Learn more about the FamilyFirstAct.org partner organizations >




Sign Up!

Receive updates about what's new @ FamilyFirstAct.org
Copyright 2020. Questions? Contact us. 
  • Partner login
Follow us on social: