Child & Family Services

The children and family services market encompasses a wide range of services and supports for children who are involved with the child welfare system and/or who have complex physical and behavioral health conditions. For organizations serving children, the market challenges are increasing – from increased incidence of serious child mental health issues and autism, to a lack of community-based placements for children with complex needs, to increases in family involvement in the child welfare system due to parental opioid use, to uncertainty in the special education sector about the implications of new federal policies.

Latest Resources

• C.A. v. Garcia, Settlement Agreement
• New Mexico Launches Universal Free Child Care
• Brightside Health Expands Teen Mental Health Program Nationally
• An Executive Perspective: How AI Is Shaping The Future Of Integrated Care
• Nevada Releases RFP For Child Welfare/Children’s Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization
• 8.9.4 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Child Care Licensing; Child Care Centers, Out Of School Time Programs, Family Child Care Homes & Other Early Care & Education Programs
• 8.9.5 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Non-Licensed Child Care; Requirements Governing Registration Of Non-Licensed Family Child Care Homes
• 8.9.3 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Child Care Assistance; Requirement For Child Care Assistance Programs
• Executive Order Directs Foster Care Reforms To Improve Youth Outcomes
• Presidential Action: Fostering The Future For American Children & Families
• Kansas Foster Care System Fails To Meet Legally Required Improvements
• Maryland Approves $465 Million In Contracts With 31 Provider Organizations To Add Over 2,000 In-State Foster Care Beds
• From Turnover To Tenure
• Maryland Board Of Public Works Table Of Contents: September 10, 2025
• With 72% Of American Youth Having Used AI Companions, Safeguards Recommended

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Child First & Center

It has been almost 30 years since the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study—Relationship Of Childhood Abuse And Household Dysfunction To Many Of The Leading Causes Of Death In Adults—was conducted at Kaiser Permanente from 1995 to 1997 (see About The CDC-Kaiser ACE Study). The findings were compelling. Persons who had experienced four or more ‘adverse experiences’ as children had 4- to 12-fold increased health risks for alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and suicide attempts as… Read

• Settlement Agreement In McIntyre, et al. v. Howard, et al.
• Marble Raises $15.5 Million Series A To Scale Access To School-Based Youth Mental Health Care
• Parents Anonymous Provides Local Families With Free Mental Health & Parenting Support With New San Fernando Valley Well-Being Center
• Florida DCF Developing Treatment Foster Care Pilot
• Florida CS/SB 7012: Child Welfare

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