Family First Prevention Services Act

Connecticut's plan to open care management sites for family services is intended to offer an alternative to child welfare involvement.

The clearinghouse tasked with reviewing foster care prevention services for federal funds announced a new slate of 14 programs it would consider.

Tribal communities often utilize time-tested practices to heal families, which don't always align with the Western scientific standards that pave the way to federal foster care prevention funding.

The Children’s Bureau has approved two more states' Family First plans — Montana and South Carolina — granting access to federal funds to curb foster care entries.

The federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services approved a popular whole-family approach to home-based services, and upgraded the rating of a different family support model. 

An panel of child welfare experts made recommendations for keeping kids in the Texas foster care system safely housed, including supporting kin placements.

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New York officials will tap newly available federal funds to prevent children from entering foster care, as dozens of other states have done.

The federal agency that oversees health care entitlements has made it easier for states to use Medicaid dollars in some large group facilities for youth in foster care.