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

• HHS Releases Report On ‘Medical Dangers’ Of Procedures For Youth With Gender Dysphoria
• Treatment For Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review Of Evidence & Best Practices
• North Texas Sees Ongoing Challenges Facing Children & Families
• Montefiore Einstein Unveils 21-Bed Center For Children’s Mental Health In The Bronx, New York
• Alsana Expands Access To Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment With New Intensive Outpatient Program
• Youth Mental Health Corps Expands Nationwide, Deploying Hundreds Of ‘Near-Peer’ Advisors To Support Youth Mental Health In 11 States
• Medicaid Was The Primary Payer For About One-Half Of All Pediatric Hospitalizations
• Greenspace & Upper Bay Counseling Expand ‘BrightPath Cecil’ To Support Student Mental Health Across Cecil County, Maryland
• Florida Awards Children’s Medical Services Program Contract To Molina Healthcare
• C.A. v. Garcia, Settlement Agreement
• New Mexico Launches Universal Free Child Care
• Brightside Health Expands Teen Mental Health Program Nationally
• An Executive Perspective: How AI Is Shaping The Future Of Integrated Care
• Nevada Releases RFP For Child Welfare/Children’s Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization
• 8.9.4 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Child Care Licensing; Child Care Centers, Out Of School Time Programs, Family Child Care Homes & Other Early Care & Education Programs

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Child First & Center

It has been almost 30 years since the original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study—Relationship Of Childhood Abuse And Household Dysfunction To Many Of The Leading Causes Of Death In Adults—was conducted at Kaiser Permanente from 1995 to 1997 (see About The CDC-Kaiser ACE Study). The findings were compelling. Persons who had experienced four or more ‘adverse experiences’ as children had 4- to 12-fold increased health risks for alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and suicide attempts as… Read

• 8.9.5 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Non-Licensed Child Care; Requirements Governing Registration Of Non-Licensed Family Child Care Homes
• 8.9.3 New Mexico Administrative Code – Final Rule: Child Care Assistance; Requirement For Child Care Assistance Programs
• Executive Order Directs Foster Care Reforms To Improve Youth Outcomes
• Presidential Action: Fostering The Future For American Children & Families
• Kansas Foster Care System Fails To Meet Legally Required Improvements

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