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Case Study

Youth Villages: Keeping Children with Families

Case Study
A program called Youth Villages started in Tennessee more than 30 years ago. In that time, it has helped that state both improve the lives of foster kids and save... (Read more)
Prevention

NEICE Success Story

Case Study
The National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) is operated by the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and its affiliate, the Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the... (Read more)
Interstate Placement / NEICE

How does Children’s Village reflect the components of a Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Case Study
This is a Case Study highlighting how Children’s Village has successfully transformed from an entity focused exclusively on residential care to an organization directed toward community- and home-based services, with... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

How does Native American Connections’ Patina Wellness Center help parents in treatment and recovery stay with their children?

Real Story
Case Study
This resource from Casey Family Programs describes how one program, Patina Wellness Center, works to support parents and families through residential substance use treatment that centers cultural values, practices and... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting
Prevention

Understanding family-based care for kids with serious mental/behavioral health

Presentation/Webinar
Case Study
Presented by the Family Focused Treatement Association, this Powerpoint presentation was developed to help providers understand family-based care for kids with serious mental/behavioral health under Family First. The presentation discusses... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Safe Children: Reducing Severe and Fatal Maltreatment

Case Study
Reducing severe and fatal maltreatment is achievable through an array of methods that are not now consistently, widely, or optimally delivered, or which need to be developed. This paper describes... (Read more)
Child Fatalities

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

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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Foster Care Alumni of America

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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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