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

• Nonprofit PHMC Is Closing Carson Valley Children’s Aid, Cutting All 96 Jobs
• Children’s Home Of York Partners With Turning Point Counseling & Advocacy Center To Expand Trauma-Informed Care 
• Pivotal Receives $1 Million To Transform Lives Of Foster Youth Through Scholarships & Mental Health Support
• Major Depressive Episodes In Adolescents Dropped From 20.8% In 2021 To 15.4% In 2024
• Huntsman Mental Health Institute At The University Of Utah Launches Crisis Stabilization Program For Children & Adolescents
• Florida Seeks To Expand Provider Pool For Medically Fragile Children With Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Home Health Aide Amendment
• Florida Managed Medical Assistance Waiver Section 1115(a) Research & Demonstration Amendment Request: Family Home Health Aide Services Program
• The Kinship Road
• The Next Generation Of Integrated Care: Making It Work With Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County & The Children’s Institute
• Advances In Early Intervention Service Models For Children & Families
• 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

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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

• 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 

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