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

• Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Parental Medication-Assisted Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder Coverage
• Memorandum Opinion & Order In The Case Of C.C. v. Buckner
• Louisiana DCFS Strengthens Frontline Child Welfare Workforce To Improve Outcomes For Louisiana Children
• NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Opens ACE Center For Child Abuse Evaluation and Prevention
• 28% Of Youth Emergency Visits For Behavioral Health Crisis Involved Undisclosed Substance Use
• Universal Pre-Kindergarten Associated With Fewer Child Protective Services Investigations Among 4-Year-Olds
• North Carolina Implements Child Care Academies To Provide Training For Careers In Child Care
• UConn School Of Social Work Awarded $2.4 Million To Address Youth Behavioral Health Crisis
• Youth With A History Of Out-Of-Home Placement Had Longer Stays For Emergency Department Visits For Mental Health Concerns
• School-Age Children With Long COVID Have More Functional Limitations, Higher Absenteeism
• Trauma-Informed Care As Culture
• Ethical AI In Behavioral Health: Practical Use Cases That Work
• Scale Is Not Optional: The Growth Imperative For Long-Term Viability
• UMCH Family Services Of Columbus Merges With CHOICES, Inc. Of Dayton
• Multiple Vail Resorts Mountain Communities Receive Combined $3.2 Million Investment For Mental Health & Substance Use Service

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School-Age Children With Long COVID Have More Functional Limitations, Higher Absenteeism

Among school-age children, those living with long COVID were more than twice as likely to report functional limitations, such as memory problems and difficulty concentrating, compared to children who did not have long COVID, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among children who have had COVID-19, those who had long COVID were more likely to have illness-related chronic absenteeism (defined as missing 18 or more days of… Read

• New York Announces Child Care Expansion Pilot Partnerships With Three Counties
• Hillside Children’s Center Launches The Next Steps Critical Time Transition Program
• Nearly Two-Thirds Of All States Cover Behavioral Health Therapy For Children & Youth Without A Diagnosis
• Strengthening Teams With Connection-Driven Leadership & Intentional Practice: The Omni Family Institute Case Study
• Functional Limitations & Illness-Related Absenteeism Among School-Aged Children With & Without Long COVID, United States, 2022-2023

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