Practical Tips and Resources: Kinship Navigator Programs
This Generations United memo, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is intended to provide tips and resources to states and tribes new to kinship navigation.(Read more)
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New FAQs on the Prevention Services Clearinghouse website
The Prevention Services Clearinghouse has posted several new FAQs which are available on their website: Can a program or service be re-reviewed? Can an individual study of a program or... (Read more)
ACYF-CB-IM-20-03 - Strengthening Technology Support for Recruitment, Approval, and Retention of Foster Homes
This new IM from the Children's Bureau was released to inform title IV-E agencies on how to use CCWIS, non-CCWIS information systems, websites, and applications to support of child welfare... (Read more)
New Child Welfare Policy Manual Q&A: "Title IV-E, Adoption Assistance Program"
A new Child Welfare Policy Manual (CWPM) Question and Answer has been released that will be posted in section 8.2 “Title IV-E, Adoption Assistance Program”. The new Q/A is below... (Read more)
ACYF-CB-PI-20-02 - State Guidance on FY 2021 Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR)
The Children’s Bureau has released the attached new Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-20-02, which provides guidance to State title IV-B/IV-E agencies on requirements for submission of the: First Annual Progress and Services... (Read more)
Tool for Engaging the Legal Community in Implementing Family First
The ABA Center on Children and the Law has just published a Tool for Engaging the Legal Community in Implementing Family First. This tool lays the groundwork for state and... (Read more)
ACYF-CB-IM-20-02 Family Time and visitation for children and youth in out-of-home care.
This IM from the federal Children's Bureau to States & Tribes about the research and positive reunification outcomes associated with frequent & quality visitation. The purpose of this memorandum is... (Read more)
Child Welfare: Purposes, Federal Programs & Funding
This report, from the Congressional Research Service, outlines the purposes of child welfare, the federal programs under child welfare and the funding streams which support child welfare. Includes information on... (Read more)
It’s Time to Stop Confusing Poverty With Neglect
Article featured in Children's Bureau Express, written by Associate Commissioner Jerry Milner and Special Assistant, David Kelly from the Children's Bureau on the role of poverty in child welfare, and... (Read more)
Challenges in Providing Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Child Welfare Clients in Rural Communities
This brief, from the Office of Human Services Policy, summarizes the challenges involved in serving rural child welfare-involved families with substance use issues. It highlights differences between rural and non-rural... (Read more)