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Georgia's Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Plan

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
Beginning in early 2019, leaders representing family-serving state agencies, community organizations, and stakeholder groups came together to address Georgia’s high rate of child abuse and neglect. It was determined that... (Read more)
Child Fatalities

Maine's Child and Family Services & Family First

State Teams
Maine's Child and Family Services website section on Family First provides details on Maine's implementation plan including candidacy, evidence based practice, workforce and training and qualified residential treatment programs. The... (Read more)
Overview / General

Racial Equity Impact Assessments Guide Family First Act Planning in Minnesota

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
In this blog from Annie E. Casey Foundation (ACF), you can learn how child welfare agencies in Minnesota are using the passage of the federal Family First Prevention Services Act... (Read more)
Prevention

Nebraska Family First Act

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
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)
Overview / General

Redefining Judicial Leadership: Stories of Transformative Practice

State Teams
Through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funding, the Implementation Sites Project was developed to replicate the infrastructure pioneered by the National Council of Juvenile and Court... (Read more)
Courts

Wisconsin's Family First Website

State Teams
This website, hosted by Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, outlines the state's efforts to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act. Resources include background, action teams and Quality Residential... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care
Prevention
Overview / General

National Center for State Courts COVID-19 Webpage

State Teams
This webpage is tracking responses from state judicial systems including where state courts are scaling back, offering telephonic participation and more. View the webpage(Read more)
COVID-19
Courts

Kansas Family First webpage

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
The state of Kansas has a webpage dedicated to the implementation of Family First Prevention Services Act. The webpage includes: legislation overview, service menus for each region, maps and newsletters... (Read more)
Overview / General

Maryland Title IV-E Prevention Plan Approved

State Teams
News
On Feb. 18th, the Maryland Department of Human Services announced it had received approval from the federal Children's Bureau for it's Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan. View the announcement.(Read more)
Prevention

Database of State Legislation related to Family First Implementation

State Teams
Implementation Strategies
The National Conference of State Legislators maintains a database of state legislation that supports implementation of Family First. There are 76 introduced bills from 30 states dealing with aspects of... (Read more)
Overview / General
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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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Juvenile Law Center
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National Association of Counsel for Children
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National Indian Child Welfare Association
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