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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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