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Prevention

Dr. Gretchen Hull: Bipartisan law helps keep kids out of foster care

Opinion
Real Story
Dr. Gretchen Hull, president of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, tells the story of a young mother in her practice struggling to provide care for her... (Read more)
Overview / General
Prevention

New Child Welfare Law Will Help Keep Families Together

Opinion
Real Story
Based on an article first published in the Dallas Morning News, Valerie Borum Smith, MD, FAAP, tells the story of Ashley, age 15 and entering foster care, and how her... (Read more)
Overview / General
Prevention

Safe Babies Court Teams & Families First Go Hand-In-Hand: A Toolkit for Judges and Stakeholders to Advocate with States

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Advocacy Tools
Zero To Three released a toolkit that includes an overview of what judges and stakeholders should know FFA and SBCTs, a comparison of Family First provisions and SBCT, talking points... (Read more)
Prevention

Leveraging the FFPSA for Older Youth: Prevention Provisions

Guidance
An overview of Family First provisions relating to prevention provisions that impact older youth. Provides implementation and planning strategies, as well as advocacy opportunities. Check it out here(Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee
Pregnant & Parenting
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

Washington Family First Website

State Teams
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) embraces Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) implementation as an opportunity to expand the choices and support we provide to... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care
Prevention
Pregnant & Parenting
Overview / General
Older Youth / Chafee
Kinship

Maintenance of Effort Worksheet

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
Beginning in October 2019, states were be able to use federal Title IV-E funds for foster care prevention services and programs. The following guidance is intended to help states understand... (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 (199)
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  • Financing (16)
  • Guidance (100)
  • Implementation Strategies (91)
  • Law / Summary (31)
  • News (23)
  • Opinion (14)
  • Presentation/Webinar (35)
  • Program Instructions (34)
  • Real Story (22)
  • State Teams (38)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (19)

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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
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Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
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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