Implementation Strategies

Family First has changed how we support families, especially when working with families who need mental health and substance use treatment services. To help agencies implement changes, the Children's Defense... (Read more)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for a demonstration initiative that will build on past efforts... (Read more)

The Strategic Planning in Child Welfare series offers guidance and tools to help support you in your integrated long-term planning efforts, improving coordination between federal processes (CFSP/APRS and CFSR/PIP), and... (Read more)

Accreditation Guru hosts a Family First Prevention Services Act Resource Page, providing you with answers to questions about the implementation of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act. The Resource... (Read more)

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to children and families; to amend sections 2 28-710, 28-713, 28-720, 28-728, 28-729, 43-1301, 43-2201, 43-2203, 3 43-2204, 43-2205, 43-2209, 68-1207, and 68-1212, Reissue... (Read more)

National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE) is a national electronic system for quickly and securely exchanging the data and documents required by the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children... (Read more)

An overview of Family First provisions relating to older youth through the Chafee program and provides implementation and planning strategies, as well as advocacy opportunities. Check it out here(Read more)

This report chronicles the story of Austin’s In Home Services program. It is told in the voices of those leading the work. It is a story with multiple participants —... (Read more)