Keeping Kids in Families
In this data snapshot, the Annie E. Casey Foundation examines how placements for young people in foster care have changed from 2007 to 2017. Using data from all 50 states... (Read more)
Advocacy Tools
Family-Based Residential Treatment Directory of Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs for Parents with Children
One of the many changes within the Family First Prevention Services Act is a provision allowing children to stay with their parent in a residential substance abuse treatment program. And... (Read more)
Crosswalk Tool for Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards.
This tool is designed to help states and tribes compare their licensing standards with both the Children's Bureau national model and the NARA model family foster home licensing standards. DOWNLOAD:... (Read more)
NARA Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards
The American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Generations United and the National Association for Regulatory Administration have developed Model Family Foster Home... (Read more)
Improving State and Tribal Foster Family Home Licensing Standards: Complying with the Family First Prevention Services Act’s Licensing Requirements.
Generations United webinar on Improving State and Tribal Foster Family Home Licensing Standards: Complying with the Family First Prevention Services Act’s Licensing Requirements. Webinar on how and why to comply... (Read more)
Opportunities for Progress: Better Serving Families with Domestic Violence through the Family First Prevention Services Act
This brief from the Center for the Study of Social Policy outlines the existing challenges within child welfare practice and highlights opportunities within Family First for advancing best practice for... (Read more)
Connecting the Dots: A Resource Guide for Meeting the Needs of Expectant and Parenting Youth, their Children, and their Families
This guide, from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, provides stakeholders with information on a wide range of interventions that meet the comprehensive needs of Expectant and Parenting... (Read more)
FamilyVoicesUnited.org
The Family Voices United campaign represents the voices of the constituents of the child welfare system. The campaign is dedicated to ensuring the voices of those with first-hand experience are... (Read more)
New Opportunities for Kinship Families: Action Steps to Implement the Family First Prevention Services Act in Your Community
Provides an overview about how the Family First Act benefits kinship families. Gives guidance to advocates about how to help their jurisdiction receive the full benefits of the Act. Includes... (Read more)
CHAMPS Policy Playbook
CHAMPS (Children Need Amazing Parents) created the Policy Playbook and related tools to encourage and assist policymakers in championing reform efforts to strengthen foster parenting in their communities. Playbook priorities... (Read more)