Guidance

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse has rated Motivational Interviewing as "Well-Supported" under Substance Abuse Programs and Services. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method of counseling clients designed to promote behavior change... (Read more)

This resource from Casey Family Programs is an updated inventory (as of 2.11.20) showing what evidence based practices different states plan to use for Family First and what interventions states... (Read more)

Title IV-E funds available to reimburse jurisdictions for attorneys for parents and children are separate and distinct from IV-E funds available for prevention services under Family First. There has been... (Read more)

This brief highlights provisions in the Family First Act related to kinship families and federal Title IV-E GAP. It suggests how states and eligible tribes can build on these provisions... (Read more)

This updated resource, from Chapin Hall and Casey Family Programs, is a summary document on candidacy requirements which includes recent state examples.(Read more)

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 (Family First Act) has changed the landscape of federal child welfare funding in significant ways to support children to remain safely... (Read more)

A Generations United informative webinar on the impact of opioids and other substance use on grandfamilies, along with tools to help the families. Hear directly from members of grandfamilies who... (Read more)

This resource features reflections from Timothy Phipps, a father who successfully navigated Oregon’s child welfare system, now serves as a constituent consultant, sharing his experience, to help improve that same... (Read more)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing a technical clarification Question and Answer (Q and A) document focused on a type of residential setting recently defined in... (Read more)

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to demonstrate that family and youth voice are critical to a well-functioning child welfare system and to strongly encourage all public child... (Read more)