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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More Than 140,000 U.S. Children Lost A Primary Or Secondary Caregiver Due To COVID-19 Associated Death
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Colorado Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Children’s Mental Health Care
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North Carolina Implementing Child Welfare Overhaul To Speed Reuniting Children & Finding Permanent Placements
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The Proportion Of Overweight & Obese Children Rose To Over 40% In 2020
Children living below the federal poverty level (FPL) are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers due in part to differences in brain volume and growth. As preschoolers, children from low-income families had physical differences in brain scan results compared to other children. At age 3 to 5 years, the… Read
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- The Crowded Hybrid Market
- Nebraska DHHS To End Child Welfare Case Management Contract With Saint Francis Ministries
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- Northeast Delta Human Services Authority In Louisiana To Provide Behavioral Health Services To Prime Time Head Start Students
- Addictions Responsible For Half Of Pregnancy-Associated Deaths
- Market Intel & Those Big Decisions
- New Illinois Law To Allow Students Five Mental Health Absences Beginning In January 2022
- Missouri Medicaid Rebids HealthNet Managed Care Program, Will Add New Specialty Plan For Youth In Foster Care
- Illinois Senate Bill 1577: An Act Concerning Education
- FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation To JelikaLite For Cognilum Wearable Device To Reduce Autism Symptoms In Children Ages 2 To 6
- Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee: 2021 Annual Report
- MolinaCares Launches Washington State Charitable Initiative To Expand Behavioral Health Access
- Louisiana Launches Medicaid Coverage For Children With Disabilities
- The Complex: More & More So – A Trend Driving 2022 Strategy
- Orange County, California Rebids Wraparound Program For Youth With Co-Occurring Disorders
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- Connecticut Seeks Statewide Family Engagement Center Partner Services
- California's Monterey County Seeks Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Abuse Services and Support
- Massachusetts Seeks Formative Reviews for Evidence-Based Early Literacy in Educator Prep
- California Seeks Children’s Waiting Room Services
Government Contract Award Announcements
- Maine Awards Family First Prevention Services Evaluation Contract to Public Consulting Group
- Maine Awards Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership ECHO Learning Series Services Contract to Medical Care Development, Inc.
- Arizona Awards Three Complete Care Health Plan Program Services Contracts
- North Dakota Awards Adolescent Residential Treatment Center Services Contract to Eckert Youth Homes
