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Family Focused Treatment Association

3/16/2020

Child Welfare, Adoption Conference Schedule Impacted by Coronavirus Closures

Kim Phagan-Hansel

March through May is generally one of the peak times to hold a child welfare conference. But the coronavirus pandemic that has cancelled schools, sporting events and even closed restaurants and non-essential businesses, has also put a halt to those events.

12/11/2019

North Carolina Will Test Wraparound Kinship Care Model

Jeremy Loudenback

The Duke Endowment has awarded a $950,000 grant to the Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA) for a North Carolina-based pilot project designed to provide therapeutic supports to foster youth living with relative caregivers.

8/24/2017

Former Foster Youth Develops Online Course to Empower Foster Children

Marisol Zarate

A former foster youth has created an innovative tool for professionals in the child welfare system through his online course, Fostering Resilience. Michael Place, now an international public speaker and child rights activist, recently launched Fostering Resilience to help professionals identify and foster resilient behaviors in children.

8/31/2016

The Family First Act is Long Overdue

Opinion

Laura Boyd, Ph.D.

A recent article by The Chronicle of Social Change Publisher Daniel Heimpel highlights comments and concerns about the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which were voiced again last week by some California advocates.

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