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Courtroom Questions to Address Education During COVID-19

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The American Bar Association's Legal Center for Foster Care and Education have released information regarding what question should be asked regarding a child's education during this crisis. According to the... (Read more)

Child Welfare Courts During a Public Health Crisis

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Children’s Advocacy Institute, Children’s Right's, Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Counsel for Children, National Center for Youth Law, and Youth Law Center released a joint letter to urge Courts... (Read more)
Courts

Putting Family First: Developing an Evidence-Based Child Welfare Preventive Practice Model

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In a paper released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, you will learn how states can claim federal reimbursement for foster care prevention services through the Family First, core elements... (Read more)
Prevention

Planning Title IV-E Prevention Services: A Toolkit For States

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Both, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and Mathematica released a toolkit that aims to help states develop a plan for Title IV-E prevention services, and to assist states... (Read more)
Prevention

States can improve supports for infants and toddlers who are in or at risk of entering foster care

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Child Trends fielded a 2019 Survey of Child Welfare Agency Policies and Practices for Infants and Toddlers in, or who are Candidates for, Foster Care. The survey, supported by ZERO... (Read more)
Prevention

Court Hearings for the Permanent Placement of Children

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The Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare Information Gateway released this factsheet that summarizes State laws that mandate the type and frequency of court hearings that must be held to... (Read more)

Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation webinar, Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider, previews a tool being piloted with several states that helps child welfare... (Read more)

Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation webinar, Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider, previews a tool being piloted with several states that helps child welfare... (Read more)

Supporting States and Counties on the Path to Implementing the Family First

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Mathematica released a brief overview document describing how they work with states and counties to support them with Family First implementation, such as helping states conduct needs assessments, select evidence-based... (Read more)
Prevention

Family-Based Residential Treatment

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Wilder Research and Volunteers of America with the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation released a directory of residential substance use disorder treatment programs for parents with children. You... (Read more)
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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

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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 
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