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The congregate care field has responded by improving many aspects of intervention design, implementation, staff development, and evaluation, including providing more after-care services — support services that follow youth into... (Read more)

Full text of Public Law No: 115-123 (02/09/2018) including the Family First Prevention Services Act. View it here(Read more)

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 4-page... (Read more)

Overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act Section by Section. View here(Read more)

A detailed summary of the Act including known timelines and requirements from the Children's Defense Fund. View here(Read more)

Kinship navigator programs provide information, referral, and follow-up services to grandparents and other relatives raising children to link them to the benefits and supports that they and/or the children need... (Read more)

The following table shows relevant law as it read just prior to enactment of Family First, the provisions of Family First as passed the House in June 2016 (H.R. 5456,... (Read more)

The Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018 transforms federal child welfare financing streams to allow funding for services to families whose children may be at risk of entering foster... (Read more)

This resource comes to us from National Center for State Courts. The Family First and Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was included as a provision in the Bipartisan Budget Package/Continuing Resolution... (Read more)

Although further direction from the Children’s Bureau is forthcoming, the information in this document provides a conservative approach regarding interventions that may be covered under FFPSA. In other words, if... (Read more)