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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Medical Insurance Claims Data May Help Predict The Likelihood Of Autism In Children
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Richmond Behavioral Health Authority Awards Children’s Crisis Stabilization Contract To St. Joseph’s Villa
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West Virginia Rebids Medicaid MCO Contract For Foster Children & Youth
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Half Of Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Are Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
Building Bridges To Overcome The Children’s Mental Health Crisis
The pandemic has left its mark on the mental health of children. Over the past 30 months, eating disorders doubled. And depression and anxiety in young people doubled as well (see The Pandemic Doubled Youth Depression And Anxiety, Study Finds). In 2021 alone, there was a 22.3% increase in trips to emergency rooms for young… Read
- Substance Use Disorder In Pregnancy: Improving Outcomes For Families
- New Jersey DCF Proposes A Statewide Student Mental Health Network
- Colorado House Bill 22-1283: Youth & Family Behavioral Health Care
- Boys & Girls Clubs & Terros Health In Phoenix, Arizona Launch Three-Year Pilot Valued At $9 Million To Provide Free Behavioral Health Services To At-Risk Youth
- Maryland Expands Its Maternal & Child Home Visiting Program
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- 11% Of Students In Middle & High School Use Tobacco
- New York Awards $3.3 Million To 80 Organizations To Expand Mental Health Services For Youth
- D.C. Child & Family Services Agency To Use Lyssn Artificial Intelligence Platform To Expand Use Of Motivational Interviewing
- Wisconsin DHS Awards $2.5 Million In ARPA Funds To Increase Access To Child Telepsychiatry Services
- Foster Care Population Declined 2.5% Between 2018 & 2019
- Federal Children's Bureau Approves Colorado's Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Plan
- Children In Families That Were Evicted More Likely To Have Poor Health & Developmental Risks
- Colorado Five-Year Family First Prevention Services Plan
- Keeping Families & Communities Safe: Public Health Approaches To Reduce Violence & Firearm Misuse Leading To Injury & Death
- One-Third Of Working Parents Report Changing Or Quitting Their Jobs During The Past Two Years Due To Their Child’s Mental Health
- Child Welfare Outcomes 2019: Report to Congress
- National Guidelines For Child & Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care
- Illinois Public Act 102-926, Formerly HB4242: Amends The Children & Family Services Act
- Texas Is Meeting Under 10% Of Local Demand For Treatment Family Foster Care Beds
- NJ Statewide Student Support Service (NJ4S) Network Executive Summary
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- Pennsylvania's Allegheny County Seeks Department of Children Initiatives School-Community Summer Program Partnership Services
- Illinois Seeks Rate Study Services
- California's Orange County Seeks Prevention Services and Supports for Families
- Utah Seeks Continuous Improvement Expert Services
Government Contract Award Announcements
- Utah Awards Multiple Comprehensive Needs Assessment/Root Cause Analysis and Progress Monitoring Services Contracts
- Missouri Awards Healthy Families America Home Visiting Program Services for Mississippi and New Madrid Counties Contract to Great Circle
- North Dakota Awards Men's Refugee Wellness Program Services Contract to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
- North Dakota Awards Women's Refugee Wellness Program Services Contract to Family HealthCare Center
