Arkansas Revised Prevention Plan Nov. 2019 Submission (Draft)
Arkansas submitted a revised prevention plan in November 2019. This includes the revised plan and Atachment A. This is not the final approved version.(Read more)
Prevention
Reentry to Foster Care: Identifying Candidates Under The Family First Act
This study from Chapin Hall's Center for State Child Welfare Data examines the risk of returning to foster care after reunification or after placement with guardians. It aims to help... (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)
Chapin Hall Candidacy Overview
This updated resource, from Chapin Hall and Casey Family Programs, is a summary document on candidacy requirements which includes recent state examples.(Read more)
Applying Family First in Washington, DC
Chapin Hall staff Katie Rollins and Clare Anderson, with DC Child and Family Services partner Natalie Craver, published an article in Policy & Practice about how they worked together to... (Read more)
Children’s Bureau Approves DC Child and Family Services Agency’s Federal Family First Prevention Plan
On October 30th, Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau, joined Brenda Donald, Director of the District of Columbia (DC) Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to announce the... (Read more)
Jurisdictional Candidacy Definitions 10.31.19
This resource from Chapin Hall & Casey Family Programs focuses on candidacy criteria and considerations for six jurisdictions that had submitted Prevention Plans as of 10.31.19: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,... (Read more)
Birth Parent National Network Webinar – Update on Family First Prevention Services Act (October 2019)
Informative webinar providing updates on the Family First Prevention Services Act and panel discussion with 2 parents that are actively involved in their state to be part of the implementation... (Read more)
Webinar Recording:Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Preventing Unnecessary Removal of Children from their Families
On October 22nd, the National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council held a webinar on their recently released priority ": A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System:... (Read more)
New Child Welfare Policy Manual Q&A Updates: Allowable Administrative and Training Costs
New questions and answers have been posted to the Child Welfare Policy Manual. The two questions are focused on allowable administrative and training costs (8.6C.1 ) Question: May a title... (Read more)