Care coordination is a core element of efforts to strengthen systems of care that, when designed and implemented effectively, can improve health outcomes and quality of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families … Read More
Child Welfare
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings, authored by the NCJFJC in partnership with the Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Permanency, outlines how judges and other court professionals can engage … Read More
Family First – Title IV-E Prevention Plan Implementation Updates
Part One Watch Video The Children’s Bureau (CB) hosted a webinar to share the lessons and experiences of two jurisdictions whose Title IV-E Prevention Plans received approval from CB. The webinar’s intent was to provide child welfare leaders and their partners with … Read More
2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Actions for States, Communities, and Others Introduction & Purpose This document is a component of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (Strategy), which was developed by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Act Family Caregiving Advisory … Read More
Immunity for Persons Who Report Child Abuse and Neglect
Among the State plan requirements for establishing eligibility for Federal grants under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, States are required to provide “immunity from civil or criminal liability under State and local laws and regulations for individuals making good faith … Read More
A Guide to Implementing Family First
WATCH VIDEO It’s really easy to get bogged down in the details and get bogged down in the legislative text. So, what we tried to achieve here was a lay person’s translation of what all this means for child welfare … Read More
Child Welfare and FFPSA
The landmark bipartisan Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) represents sweeping reforms to federal child welfare policy, and it provides significant new opportunities for states to improve the health and well-being of children of all ages, including very young children … Read More
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Multiracial LGBTQ Youth
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Multiracial youth are the fastest-growing demographic in the United States (Jonesetal.,2021; however, minimal research specifically explores multiracial youth’s mental health and well-being. Even less research explores the intersection of multiracial and LGBTQ identities, particularly among youth. The unique … Read More
The Racial Justice Organization Assessment Tools for Court
Final Report – February 2023 Executive Summary In July of 2020, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) resolved to “intensify efforts to combat racial prejudice within the justice system, both explicit and … Read More
Mental Health Emergency Response
Introduction It is estimated that 7% to 10%1 of all police encounters involve a person who has mental illness. Most of these encounters do not involve any violence, and some don’t involve a crime at all. People with mental illness … Read More