OPEN MINDS Reports On Size Of Child Welfare Market

New OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report Provides Insight On The Size & Spending Of The Child Welfare Market

The OPEN MINDS team released a Market Intelligence Report on child welfare spending. In the report the OPEN MINDS team reports that, in 2012, states spent a total of $28.2 billion on child welfare services. In the past ten years, child welfare spending has remained fairly steady, however there was an 8% decrease in spending between fiscal years 2010 and 2012. Funding these services involves multiple complex funding streams—federal, state, local, and private sources—each with their own set of rules, regulations, and policy interpretations.

The report, What Is The Size Of The Child Welfare Market? An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report, includes a detailed breakdown of child welfare spending and a state-by-state chart on program funding. The report answers a number of questions including:

1. What Is The Size Of The Child Welfare Market?
2. What Is The Federal Title IV-E Program?
3. What Is The Federal Title IV-B Program?
4. What Federal Programs Indirectly Finance Child Welfare Services?
5. What Is Each State Spending On Child Welfare Services?

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OPEN MINDS is a national strategic advisory firm specializing in the sectors of the health and human service industry serving individuals with complex support needs: mental health; addiction treatment; children & family services; intellectual & developmental disabilities; chronic disease management; long term care; social services; correctional health care, reentry & diversion; and juvenile justice.

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