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Executive Order on Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America’s Children

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Law / Summary
On June 24, 2020, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) to promote the strengthening of the child welfare system by encouraging partnerships between state agencies and public,... (Read more)

Title IV-E Prevention Program Implementation Updates

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Law / Summary
Family First authorized new optional title IV-E funding for certain time-limited prevention services through creation of the title IV-E prevention program, and it is one tool to help in achieving... (Read more)
Prevention

Casey Family Programs Family First Prevention Services Act Summary - Updated

Law / Summary
The Family First Prevention Services Act was passed and signed into law (P.L. 115-123) as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act on February 9, 2018. Below is a high-level summary... (Read more)
Overview / General

Letter to State Child Welfare Director

Law / Summary
As you know, the Children’s Bureau (CB) recently released ACYF-CB-PI-18-09, which provides instructions on the requirements state title IV-E agencies must meet when electing the title IV-E prevention program. The... (Read more)
Overview / General

Child Welfare Financing 201: Handout Packet

Financing
Law / Summary
The material in this packet has been assembled from a variety of sources. The following listing shows these sources and potential sources for additional information for those who want to... (Read more)
Overview / General

NCSL summary of the Family First Prevention Services Act

Law / Summary
A brief overview of the legislation, with bullet points highlighting provisions in each part of the act View Link(Read more)
Overview / General

Fostering Success Act, Inc. supports young adults aging out of foster care

Law / Summary
A new nonprofit has launched to help Georgians contribute to a state tax credit program aimed at helping young adults aging out of the foster care system. Fostering Success Act... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

Promoting Permanency for Teens: A 50 State Review of Law and Policy

Advocacy Tools
Law / Summary
Over the last 20 years the number of children in foster care has decreased significantly. Yet during this same period, the number of teenagers aging out of foster care without... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

Reasonable Efforts to Preserve or Reunify Families and Achieve Permanency for Children

Data / Research
Law / Summary
This factsheet discusses laws that require child welfare agencies to make reasonable efforts to provide services that will help families remedy the conditions that brought the child and family into... (Read more)
Overview / General

Seen, Heard, and Represented: A Policymaker’s Guide to Counsel for Kids

Law / Summary
In child protection court proceedings, attorneys typically represent the child protection agency and parents.2 As recognized parties to the case, the child protection agency and parents present and challenge evidence... (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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  • News (68)
  • Opinion (20)
  • Presentation/Webinar (51)
  • Program Instructions (38)
  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

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Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
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National Indian Child Welfare Association
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