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

• ACF Offers 10 States $6 Million In Funding To Pilot Predictive Analytics For Child Safety Risk Assessment
• Joint Final Judgement & Permanent Injunction In The Case Of DeGross v. Senn
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services Breaks Ground On Crisis Residential Program For Youth With Autism In California
• California Behavioral Health Association Launches Behavioral Health Innovation Institute To Advance Youth Well-Being Through Technology & Community Collaboration
• Digital Pathways To Consumer Support: A Conversation With Erine Gray, Founder & CEO Of Findhelp
• Kansas Awards Family Mobile Crisis Helpline Contract To Health Source Integrated Solutions, Replacing Carelon Behavioral Health
• 2.60 Children Per 1,000 Ages 10 To 17 Have Type 2 Diabetes, More Than Triple The Rate In 2017
• Oregon Adopts Four-Year Plan To Expand Community-Based Services For Youth With Complex Behavioral Health Needs
• Oregon’s System Of Care 2026-2029 Strategic Plan
• A Unique Oregon Law Allows It To Block Health Care Deals. In Five Years, The State Hasn’t Done So Once.
• Mississippi Pilot Locates 87% Of Missing Foster Youth Within 48 Hours
• Transforming Adolescent Residential Services: The New Hope Case Study
• Forward Motion On CCBHCs
• Texas DFPS Selects West Texas Community Network To Design Rural Child Welfare Community Care Pilot
• Children With Chronic Health Conditions & Social Needs Had More Than Five Times The Rate Of Elevated School Absenteeism

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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

• U.S. Begins Revoking Passports For Individuals Owing $100,000+ In Child Support Debt
• Spectrum Health Opens Outpatient Children’s Counseling Center In Buffalo, New York
• One More Child Expands Foster Care Licensing To Hillsborough County, Florida
• Combined Public & Private Cost To Raise A Child To Age 18 Averages $502,152
• Flint, Michigan Infant Cash Transfer Program Linked To 32% Reduction In Child Protective Services Investigations

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