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Improving State and Tribal Foster Family Home Licensing Standards: Complying with the Family First Prevention Services Act’s Licensing Requirements.

Advocacy Tools
Presentation/Webinar
Guidance
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)
Kinship
Overview / General

Letter from Congress to HHS Secretary

Guidance
A letter signed by the Chair and Ranking Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance as well as the Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice

Parent Education to Strengthen Families and Prevent Child Maltreatment

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
Parent education programming is an important part of local prevention efforts and can be funded by grants from the Children's Bureau. Read about some of these programs and learn more... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting
Prevention

Connecting the Dots: A Resource Guide for Meeting the Needs of Expectant and Parenting Youth, their Children, and their Families

Advocacy Tools
Guidance
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)
Pregnant & Parenting

FAQ on National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards

Guidance
The Children’s Bureau released final National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards , as required by the Family First Prevention Services Act. See Generations United’s FAQ on the National Model,... (Read more)
Kinship

Letter/Guidance from Sen. Grassley

Guidance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Michael Bennet of Colorado and Todd Young of Indiana, sent a letter to U.S. Department... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse 2018-2023

Guidance
The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to systematically review research... (Read more)
Prevention

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
Get ideas on how communities can strengthen families and keep children safe in this updated factsheet. Child abuse and neglect are preventable, and you can help. This factsheet includes information... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting
Prevention

Pregnant & Parenting Youth FAQs

Guidance
Family First Prevention Services Act is particularly important in reshaping how pregnant and parenting youth (PPY)—both mothers and fathers—in foster care are served and supported by child welfare systems in... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee
Pregnant & Parenting

Child Maltreatment Fatality Reviews: Learning Together to Improve Systems That Protect Children and Prevent Maltreatment

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Guidance
This guidance will provide you with information to assist you in conducting high quality case reviews of child maltreatment fatalities. The purpose of the guidance is to help ensure that... (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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American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
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Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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FosterClub
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Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
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National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
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Within Our Reach 
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