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Prevention

Using In Home Services to prevent foster care in Austin, Texas

Implementation Strategies
This report chronicles the story of Austin’s In Home Services program. It is told in the voices of those leading the work. It is a story with multiple participants —... (Read more)
Prevention

ACYF-CB-PI-18-10 Tribal Title IV-E Agency Requirements for Electing Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs

Program Instructions
To instruct tribal title IV-E agencies administering or supervising the administration of title IV-E under sections 479B and 471(a) of the Act on the title IV-E prevention program requirements. Attachment... (Read more)
Overview / General
Prevention

ACYF-CB-IM-18-05 - Reshaping child welfare in the United States to focus on strengthening families

Guidance
The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to strongly encourage all child welfare agencies and Children’s Bureau (CB) grantees to work together with the courts and other appropriate public... (Read more)
Prevention

Evidence to Action

Data / Research
In support of and in preparation for implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, Casey Family Programs is hosting a two-part national webinar series: How have agencies moved from... (Read more)
Prevention

New Program Ratings & Updates from the Prevention Services Clearinghouse

Implementation Strategies
News
The Prevention Services Clearinghouse announced that new ratings and program eligibility determinations are now available for the following programs and services. All of the below programs and services have met... (Read more)
Prevention

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

Child Welfare Policy Manual Q & A: Section 8.6C "Title IV-E Prevention Services Program, Administrative Functions/Costs"

Financing
Program Instructions
The Child Welfare Policy Manual has released a new Question and Answer under Section 8.6C "Title IV-E Prevention Services Program, Administrative Functions/Costs. Question 1: May a title IV-E agency... (Read more)
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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

  • Advocacy Tools (183)
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  • 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

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