Children & 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.
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26.4% Of Children Had One Or More Visits To An Urgent Care Center Or Retail Health Clinic In 2019
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Nearly 1.5 Million U.S. Children Have Been Diagnosed With COVID-19
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COVID-19 May Trigger Increase In OCD In Children & Adolescents
The Pandemic’s Toll On Children, What Lies Ahead?
For children, the pandemic has had some very specific effects. For children physically attending school, the risk of contracting the virus. For children not attending school, social isolation and limited physical activity. Emotional disturbances from changes in routines and family stresses. Economic privation due to parental job losses or earning interruptions. Access to fewer health… Read
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Latest Resources
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- New York City Foster Care Strategic Blueprint Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2020
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- Texas DFPS Proposes Expanding Community-Based Care To Four More Catchment Areas In Fiscal Year 2022
- Sandusky County, Ohio Discussing Pilot With Seneca & Wyandot Counties To Create Joint Treatment Foster Home
- California Medicaid Expanding Training For ACEs Aware Trauma-Informed Care
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- California Seeks Differential Response Program Coordination for Family and Children’s Services
- California Seeks Title IV Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Services
- Alaska Seeks Post-Adoption and Guardianship Support Services
- Florida's St. Johns County Seeks After School Enrichment Services
Government Contract Award Announcements
- New Jersey's Cumberland County Awards Juvenile Crisis Shelter Bed Services Contract to Ranch Hope, Inc.
- New Jersey's Cumberland County Awards Four Youth Services Advisory Council Contracts
- Maine Awards Migrant Education Program Services Contract to Hand in Hand
- California's San Diego County Awards Adoption Support Services Contract to San Diego Youth Services
