Prevention

Through the Essentials for Childhood program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds 7 state health departments (states) to address the urgent public health problem of adverse childhood experiences... (Read more)

Preventing child welfare system involvement is easier when you have the right tools. That’s why Chapin Hall policy experts collaborated with The American Public Human Services Association to create the... (Read more)

Small community-based organizations (CBOs) are particularly well-positioned to advance child and family well-being and provide prevention and family strengthening and support services, thanks to their accessibility, established presence in communities,... (Read more)

(From the Abstract): Importance Anxiety disorder, a common mental health condition in the US, comprises a group of related conditions characterized by excessive fear or worry that present as... (Read more)

Models of care are emerging throughout the United States that emphasize access to crisis services, jail diversion, and clinical accessibility to make it easier for end users with mental illness,... (Read more)

These briefs present information on federal housing voucher programs, such as the Family Unification Program (FUP), that child welfare and housing leaders can use to stabilize families through cross-sector partnerships... (Read more)

A recently released brief by Chapin Hall and Early Start promotes viewing the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) as a tool to provide new opportunities to reimagine how families... (Read more)

QUICK SUMMARY Many students are entering the time of year when they will be without resources provided by schools. Community members are encouraged to help support children and families in... (Read more)

Cook County Health’s Project CHILD (Collaboration of Helpers Lowering Deaths of Children), today released their final evaluation report for the Child Safety Forward initiative funded by the Department of Justice... (Read more)

There are 26 family resource centers located throughout San Francisco, and each one offers a different level of services based on its community’s needs. Learn how three of these family... (Read more)