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
Resources
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
Charting the Path to Healing & Resilience
A National Compendium of Trauma-Responsive Policies and Programs Introduction Across the country, policymakers and community leaders are working to create environments that foster health and wellbeing for their residents. As part of this effort, there is growing recognition that experiencing … 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
Highlights from a special issue of Family Court Review
Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church turn the current “master narrative” about securing “permanency” for children on its head. That false narrative, pushed hardest by those who hate birth parents (and yes, that’s the right word) claims that only adoption guarantees a … Read More
Child Exploitation Resources for the K-12 Community
Protect children from exploitation by recognizing the risk factors and warning signs, knowing how to respond, and supporting students who have been victimized. Child exploitation can take many forms and affect young people of any background, demographic, or geographic location. … Read More
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings.
Children and youth are experts on their own lives, but often they are not engaged meaningfully in their own child welfare cases by court professionals. They frequently have little or no power over important aspects of their lives that are … Read More
Spotlight on the Title IV-E Prevention Program and the Family First Prevention Services Act
CBX edition highlights the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which was enacted to enhance support services for families to help children remain at home, reduce the unnecessary use of congregate care, and build the capacity of communities to support … Read More
Transforming Experience Through HOPE
Grounded in the work of the HOPE National Resource Center, this module builds understanding of how positive early experiences can set us on trajectories that promote health and well-being and result in good outcomes later in life. READ MORE