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

• Idaho Modifies Child Care Facility Staffing Ratios To Address The State’s Child Care Shortage
• Idaho House Bill 243
• Prevalence Of Major Depressive Disorder Among Youth Ages 15 To 17 Doubled Between 2019 & 2022
• 57% Of Youth-Serving Primary Care Professionals Routinely Screen For Substance Use Disorders At Every Well Visit
• Nearly 19 Million U.S. Children Live In A Household With At Least One Parent With A Substance Use Disorder
• 32% Of Youth Psychiatric Emergency Visits Leading To Admission Or Transfer Lasted Over 12 Hours, Including Waiting For An Open Psychiatric Bed
• National CASA/GAL Cuts To State & Local Grantee Organizations Follow Loss Of Federal Grants
• The MAHA Report
• Pennsylvania YFTI Family Navigator Pilot Site Summary
• Pennsylvania’s Youth & Family Training Institute Announces Six Awardees For Family Navigator Pilot
• Study Finds 25% Missed Appointment Rate Among Women With Child Care Problems Receiving Care At A Safety-Net Health System
• Idaho Invests $23 Million In Child Welfare & Will Fill 63 New Case Worker Roles
• Idaho Senate Bill 1208: Relates To The Appropriation To The Department Of Health & Welfare For Fiscal Years 2025 & 2026
• Black Youth Were Four Times More Likely To Be Flagged As High Aggression Risk During Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
• 22% Of Families Of Children With Disabilities Experience Financial Hardship

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DOJ Finds Arizona Child Welfare Discriminated Against Parents & Children With Disabilities

According to an investigation by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ), the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) has discriminated against parents and children with disabilities, denying them an equal chance to participate in and benefit from DCS programs and services. DCS failed to accommodate the needs of parents and children with hearing disabilities and failed to provide parents with disabilities with information in a simplified form. The DOJ released its investigation findings on December… Read

• Beyond The Help Desk
• North Carolina Expands ‘Success Coach’ Program Statewide To Support Families After Foster Care
• Cuyahoga County & The Centers Break Ground On Final Phase Of H.O.P.E. Campus For At-Risk Children
• Rhode Island DCYF Becomes First Child Welfare Agency In New England To Achieve COA Accreditation
• Mental Health & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Increased Among Publicly Insured Children From 10.7% To 16.5%

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