Prevention

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division Family First Prevention Services plan, also referred to Title IV-E Five Year Plan, outlines how the state will support families... (Read more)

Family-Centered Treatment 2021 White Paper on Reunification: Providing Hope and a Plan with Family-Centered Treatment highlights Key Components of Successful Reunification by honoring the family of origin, overcoming barriers, and... (Read more)

Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches developed by Prevent Child Abuse America is a highly accessible, actionable guide that takes recent science and current communications contexts into account, speaks to... (Read more)

This factsheet developed by Child Welfare Information Gateway reviews what substance use disorders are, how parental substance use affects families, and how child welfare professionals can support these families. It... (Read more)

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse is pleased to announce that a public call for program and service recommendations is now open. This call is an opportunity for the public to recommend... (Read more)

In this blog from Annie E. Casey Foundation (ACF), you can learn how child welfare agencies in Minnesota are using the passage of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) believes that children thrive in safe, stable, nurturing families and communities. Family First, passed by Congress in 2018, makes several new... (Read more)

Across a ten-year span, Washington, D.C. reduced the number of children and youth in care from more than 3,000 to 750. The District's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) focus... (Read more)

This brief released by for the Center for the Study of Social Policy outlines how child welfare systems can implement these eight strategies to address existing disproportionalities and disparities for... (Read more)

The Family First represents the most significant piece of federal child welfare legislation enacted in recent history. Chapin Hall is collaborating with jurisdictions and organizations across the country as they... (Read more)