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Casey Family Programs

Title IV-E funding for legal representation and Title IV-E funding for Family First Prevention Services.

Guidance
Title IV-E funds available to reimburse jurisdictions for attorneys for parents and children are separate and distinct from IV-E funds available for prevention services under Family First. There has been... (Read more)
Courts
Prevention

Three Branch ToolKit & Webinar

Implementation Strategies
Reforming Child Welfare Through a Three-Branch Approach: A Toolkit for Success from the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures and Casey Family Programs. A three-branch approach takes... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

Chapin Hall Candidacy Overview

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
This updated resource, from Chapin Hall and Casey Family Programs, is a summary document on candidacy requirements which includes recent state examples.(Read more)
Prevention

Jurisdictional Candidacy Definitions 10.31.19

Implementation Strategies
This resource from Chapin Hall & Casey Family Programs focuses on candidacy criteria and considerations for six jurisdictions that had submitted Prevention Plans as of 10.31.19: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska,... (Read more)
Prevention

Family First Core Messaging

Advocacy Tools
This document outlines topline messages designed to help communicate the Family First Act with key stakeholders and the public. Key messages include: Kids deserve to grow up in families; With... (Read more)
Overview / General

How can fathers and other constituent leaders inform Family First and other system change efforts?

image shows screenshot of resource that birth fathers inform Family First and system change
Real Story
Constituent Engagement
Guidance
This resource features reflections from Timothy Phipps, a father who successfully navigated Oregon’s child welfare system, now serves as a constituent consultant, sharing his experience, to help improve that same... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General

Safely Preventing the Unnecessary Entry of Children into Foster Care through Meaningful Initial Hearings

Presentation/Webinar
This recording is from the National Judicial Leadership Summit which convened in September 2019. Theme 3 of the convening was "Safely Preventing the Unnecessary Entry of Children into Foster Care... (Read more)
Courts
Prevention

How does Children’s Village reflect the components of a Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Case Study
This is a Case Study highlighting how Children’s Village has successfully transformed from an entity focused exclusively on residential care to an organization directed toward community- and home-based services, with... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Engaging Philanthropy in Improving Child Well-Being Outcomes

Opinion
Guidance
Implementation Strategies
Casey Family Programs created an outline of options and opportunities for foundations who have an interest in leveraging their investments to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families and... (Read more)
Overview / General

How does Native American Connections’ Patina Wellness Center help parents in treatment and recovery stay with their children?

Real Story
Case Study
This resource from Casey Family Programs describes how one program, Patina Wellness Center, works to support parents and families through residential substance use treatment that centers cultural values, practices and... (Read more)
Pregnant & Parenting
Prevention
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Sources

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

Resource Types

  • Advocacy Tools (230)
  • Case Study (11)
  • Constituent Engagement (62)
  • Data / Research (140)
  • Financing (16)
  • Guidance (112)
  • Implementation Strategies (152)
  • Law / Summary (43)
  • News (68)
  • Opinion (20)
  • Presentation/Webinar (51)
  • Program Instructions (38)
  • Real Story (30)
  • State Teams (39)
  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

FamilyFirstAct.org is a collaborative project between:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
Family Focused Treatment Association
Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
Youth Villages

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