Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 8, 2024

ACF gave credit to the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), which “helped change the conversation to be about prevention of foster care placements and preservation of families.” Entries into foster care declined precipitously from April 2019 to March 2020 and continued declining, though more slowly, through March 2024.

Foster Care 130

Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse 130

Relias

MAY 21, 2024

Trauma-informed care is an approach to health and social services that recognizes the impact of trauma on people’s lives. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), six key principles guide trauma-informed care.

Recovery 52

Recovery Community Outreach Adoption Healthcare 52

Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

About the skills and frameworks we bring to the table: According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the principles of ‘trauma-informed care’ include safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, voice and choice, and cultural, historical, and gender issues.

Interventional 40

Interventional Communication Social Worker Telehealth 40

Child Welfare Monitor

MAY 7, 2024

This blog was originally prepared as a report for the project, Lives Cut Short: Children Who Have Died of Abuse and Neglect in the United States Since 2022 , which is sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. A PDF version appears on the project website.

Child Welfare 130

Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse Human Services 130

Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Members of our profession also provide frontline services in mental health, substance use treatment, child welfare, and elder care – many of which fall under HHS programs such as Medicaid and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Human Services 91

Human Services Medicaid Substance Abuse Medicare 91