Prevention

The Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) is electing to implement the Title IV-E prevention program as authorized by Family First. As instructed in ACYF-CB-PI-18-09, the following is Utah’s five-year... (Read more)

The Family First Act includes provisions allowing states to use federal Title IV-E funding to support older youth in foster care to live in family settings, safely care for their... (Read more)

The following Q/A has been added to the Child Welfare Policy Manual and can be found on the Children’s Bureau website in the recently added Section 8.6 “Title IV-E Prevention... (Read more)

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Community Based Services and its partners are equally committed to early implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)

Children's Bureau released a Technical Bulletin to provide detailed information on the data elements title IV-E agencies are to submit under the title IV-E prevention program. The table in section... (Read more)

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)

The Children's Bureau released this Information Memorandum to provide an Evaluation Plan Development Tip Sheet to assist with developing an evaluation plan. To assist grantees and other child welfare professionals... (Read more)

Act 906 of the 2001 session of the Arkansas legislature requires the Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to conduct an annual evaluation of family preservation services. The... (Read more)

The Supporting Evidence Building in Child Welfare Project invites child welfare agencies and others to nominate themselves and a program or service to be evaluated. The project, funded by the... (Read more)

Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) submitted their Family First Prevention Services Five Year plan to the Children’s Bureau on April 10, 2019. The executive summary provided outlines the key... (Read more)