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

• The Kinship Road
• Washington State Simplifies Licensure For Kinship Caregivers  
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of North Carolina – Winning Proposal & Contract For Medicaid Children & Families Specialty Plan Services To North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services, 2024
• From Deficit To Surplus
• Cigna Group Foundation Awards Grants To 24 Nonprofits Addressing The Youth Mental Health Crisis
• Texas Acts To Limit Liability For Foster Family Agencies
• Texas Enrolled Senate Bill 1558
• 1% Of U.S. Children Have Extremely Severe Obesity
• University Of Oregon Plans National Children’s Mental Health Center Using $11 Million Federal Grant
• Four Years Of $333 Monthly Cash Transfers May Not Be Sufficient To Improve Maternal Mental Health Or Child Well-Being For Families In Poverty
• The Estimated Percentage Of Children Living In Poverty Decreased In The Past Decade 
• Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations Decline For First Time Since 2009, But 1 In 5 Pediatric Hospitalizations Are For Mental Health 
• St. Leonard’s Opens New Home For At-Risk Youth In Trenton, Ontario  
• South Dakota Refines Policy For Kinship Care Licensing To Encourage Family-Based Foster Care Placements 
• CMS Approves Minnesota’s Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Amendment, Expanding Eligibility For Former Foster Youth

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South Dakota Refines Policy For Kinship Care Licensing To Encourage Family-Based Foster Care Placements 

The South Dakota Department of Social Services implemented new policies to create a licensing pathway for kinship foster care in the state. Starting on June 1, 2025, kinship caregivers who obtain the license are eligible for foster care maintenance payments from the state at the same rate the state pays to non-related foster families. Currently, about 30% of foster youth in the state are placed in a kinship placement with a relative or a close… Read

• South Dakota Social Services – Child Protection Services & Office Of Licensing & Accreditation – Chapter 67:14:32 Services To Adoptive Families
• CMS Approval Of “Minnesota Prepaid Medical Assistance Project Plus”
• Older Adults Outnumber Children In Nearly Half Of U.S. Counties
• Addictive Screen Use Tied To Higher Youth Suicide Risk 
• Handspring Health Raises $12 Million To Expand High-Quality Mental Health Care For Children & Families 

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