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Family First: High Quality Service Standards for Specialized Settings

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Advocacy Tools
This paper, developed by Public Consulting Group, Inc., explores the types of facilities and programs described in the Family First “setting[s] providing high-quality residential care and supportive services to children... (Read more)

Claiming Traditional and Prevention Candidates Under Family First

Advocacy Tools
This document has been updated with federal guidance around the Family First Act. Under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), states can claim Title IV-E administrative costs for children... (Read more)
Overview / General

Summary of Title IV-E Maintenance Claiming Opportunity for Non-Foster Family Home Settings

Guidance
This document was revised to include updated federal regulations. For Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP) settings, Family First establishes additional claiming requirements related to child assessment and court approval of... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Family First Prevention Services Flow Chart

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
A flow chart that tracks the various requirements for a state to be able to claim prevention services to Title IV-E. It includes requirements that the child/family, case plan, and... (Read more)
Prevention

HS TIAA Trauma Informed Data Sheet

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Advocacy Tools
Data / Research
Public agencies and community-based providers interact with vulnerable individuals every day, many of whom have experienced trauma. To ensure staff have the proper tools to support those seeking help, and... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice

Maintenance of Effort Worksheet

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
Beginning in October 2019, states were be able to use federal Title IV-E funds for foster care prevention services and programs. The following guidance is intended to help states understand... (Read more)
Prevention

High Quality Service Standards for Specialized Settings, Key Considerations for Developing Residential Programming for Survivors and Young People at Risk of Sex Trafficking

Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
In this paper, Public Consulting Group summarizes the existing research and recommendations for these types of settings. The report is meant as a reference to help states create or amend... (Read more)
QRTP / Congregate Care

Child Welfare During the COVID-19 Emergency

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Guidance
Guidance is provided here about how caseworkers can determine when inperson home visits are appropriate and how to stay safe when making those visits. This guidance also includes how caseworkers... (Read more)
COVID-19

Evidence Based Practice Index

Data / Research
This tool was developed by the Public Consulting Group as a reference guide to the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC-CW) for organizations considering evidence-based practices for implementation under... (Read more)
Evidence-Based Practice
Prevention

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

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  • 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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