The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) is the most sweeping federal legislation to impact child welfare funding in over 30 years. The Act, which […]
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Family First Prevention Services ActHistoric Reforms to Child Welfare System Will Improve Outcomes for Children
by the Children’s Defense Fund • On February 9, 2018, President Trump signed into law the landmark bipartisan Family First Prevention Services Act, as part […]
Read moreResource Parent Self-care and Secondary Traumatic Stress
The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be […]
Read moreWhat is Your Stress Level Today?by Jeanne Preisler
National Geographic produced a documentary a few years ago called “Stress: A Portrait of a Killer.” It’s available online and takes an hour to watch. […]
Read moreSelf-care for Relative Caregivers: One Family’s Storyby Tonia Jacobs Deese
If you are caring for a loved one’s child due to abuse or neglect, our child welfare system relies on you. One in four children […]
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