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

• Trump Administration Launches Moms.gov For New & Expecting Mothers
• Unlikely Collaborators Awards Two-Year Grant To Dougy Center
• 27% Of Youth In Foster Care Have Special Health Care Needs, Compared To 21% Of Youth Nationally
• Youth Suicide Deaths Declined 11% Following Launch Of 988 Lifeline
• Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Rebrands As EverHope, Expands Services
• 43% Of Bullied Elementary-Age Children Report Elevated Trauma Symptoms
• KidsPeace Affiliates With Inperium
• Colorado Expands Safe Haven Law To Allow Newborn Surrender Up To 30 Days
• H.R. 7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
• St. Anne Institute Opens Beacon Crisis Residence For Short- & Long-Term Youth Stays For Behavioral Health Crisis In Albany
• Child’s Play Therapy Services Partners With Proficio Therapy Services
• Family Centered Treatment (FCT) By Pressley Ridge: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Fostering Health
• Juvenile Justice Out-Of-Home Placements Drop 41% In Past Year For Jurisdictions Engaged In Probation Reform
• Children With Traumatic Brain Injury Have Higher Odds Of Anxiety, Depression, Headaches & Chronic Pain, Study Finds

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Five New States Join Federal ‘A Home For Every Child’ Pilot To Expand Foster Home Capacity

Five additional states have joined the federal “A Home For Every Child” pilot initiative, bringing total participation to nine states as of April 8, 2026. The most recent states to join the initiative are Alabama, Iowa, and Nebraska in April, following Kansas and Mississippi in March. They join the initial participating states of Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The initiative, established by presidential executive order in November 2025, aims to increase the availability of foster… Read

• New Mexico Attorney General Sues CYFD, Alleges Misuse Of Confidentiality Laws To Block Oversight Of Child Welfare System
• Systemic Failures: How CYFD Endangers The Children It’s Meant To Protect
• San Diego County California Awards $27 Million In Family Home Visiting Contracts
• Iowa Shifts Foster Parent Training To Competency-Based Model To Expand Caregiver Capacity
• Health Care Access For Children In Foster Care

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