QRTP / Congregate Care

This report by The National Quality Improvement Center on Family-Centered Reunification offers an overview of the state of the research evidence about interventions designed to promote reunification and presents a... (Read more)

Learn about the congregate care provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and explore the important role of family engagement and trauma-informed care in residential treatment programs in... (Read more)

Children’s Rights Families Over Facilities: Ending the Use of Harmful and Unnecessary Institutions and Other Group Facilities in Child Welfare Systems report provides both a Declaration of Urgency and an... (Read more)

The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council hosted a webinar to discuss: A Historic Opportunity to Reform the Child Welfare System: Youth & Alumni Priorities on Quality Residential... (Read more)

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)

Building Bridges Initiative, with support from Annie E. Casey foundation, produced a comparison document to help with addressing questions on the differences, similarities and connections between new Family First-defined Quality... (Read more)

An overview of Family First provisions relating to Quality Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) and older youth. Provides implementation and planning strategies, as well as advocacy opportunities. Check it out here(Read more)