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Prevention

ACYF-CB-IM-21-04: Clarification on Family First Services and Cultural Adaptation for Tribes

Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Implementation Strategies
The purpose of the Information Memorandum is to clarify how allowable adaptations to evidence-based programs and services that have been rated by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse can be... (Read more)
Prevention

Child Welfare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Law / Summary
This summary from Children's Defense Fund provides an overview of several important provisions related to the child welfare system included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was signed into... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General
Evidence-Based Practice
Older Youth / Chafee
Kinship

2020 Taught Us How to Not Fail Our Children

Opinion
In this Children's Bureau Express Article in the January 2021 issue, Laura Boyd, reflects on lessons learned in 2020 and how they apply to families. These lessons include: Families are... (Read more)
Prevention
Kinship

Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Older Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood

Real Story
Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council released a new statement: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Older Youth Successful... (Read more)
Prevention
Courts
Older Youth / Chafee

What Parents Say About: Supporting Families to Provide a Strong Start for Their Young Children

Real Story
Constituent Engagement
This document, from two members of the Birth Parent National Network: Tecoria Jones & Edwin Daye, provides a parent perspective on strengthening family-centered primary prevention with a focus on increasing... (Read more)
Prevention

Recommendations from ACF Youth Engagement Team: Improving Permanency & Well-Being

Real Story
Constituent Engagement
Guidance
The All-In Youth Engagement Team released it's recommendations on Improving Permanency and Well-Being. These recommendations come from three roundtable discussions were held with the Youth Engagement Team and ACF Assistant... (Read more)
Prevention
Older Youth / Chafee
Kinship
Adoption Assistance

Webinar Recording: Parents and Caregivers: A Community-based Multidisciplinary Approach to Strengthening Families

Presentation/Webinar
Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
In this webinar from the American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law, Birth Parent National Network leaders and lawyers who work as part of interdisciplinary legal representation teams... (Read more)
Prevention

Considerations for Scaling Evidence-Based Prevention Programs under the Family First Prevention Services Act

Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
This resource from Child Trends outlines lessons learned in jurisdictions such as New York City that were early adopters of evidence-based prevention services. This brief includes details of two evidence-based... (Read more)
Prevention

Letter to Child Welfare Leaders: IV-E Prevention Program Stafford Act flexibilities

Program Instructions
Title IV-E Prevention Plan
Implementation Strategies
This letter from Associate Commissioner Jerry Milner to child welfare leaders addresses flexibility related to the title IV-E prevention program, allowing programs and services to be adapted to a virtual... (Read more)
Prevention
COVID-19

Webinar Recording: DC Families First Family Success Center Initiative: Advancing Equity and Transforming Child Welfare

Presentation/Webinar
This webinar from the National Family Support Network provides an overview of the DC Families First Family Success Center Initiative. ​Presenters: Brenda Donald, Director, DC Child and Family Services Octavia... (Read more)
Prevention
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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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  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

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