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Child Protective Services in the District of Columbia: An alarming increase in incomplete investigations in FY2024

Child Welfare Monitor

Contributing factors might be the end of COVID-19 assistance programs and the growing mental health, substance abuse, and housing crises in the District. But it seems likely that this trend stems from the workforce crisis that is affecting CFSA and other child welfare and human services agencies around the country.

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A fundamental conflict: addressing implicit bias in mandatory reporter training

Child Welfare Monitor

. “National studies by the US Department of Health and Human Services reported that minority children and in particular black children are more likely to be in foster care than receive in-home services even when they have the same problems and characteristics as White children.”

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The fundamental misconception at the heart of the Family First Act

Child Welfare Monitor

It expanded the allowable uses of Title IV-E funding, formerly used to pay only for foster care, to include what the Act called “Prevention Services,” meaning services to prevent foster care. States had other sources of federal reimbursement for these programs, such as Title IV-B, the Social Services Block Grant, and TANF.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. Encourage communication and feedback As the saying goes, people don’t leave bad organizations, they leave bad managers. To learn more, read our post, “ Creating a Learning Culture in Human Services: An Expert’s Advice.”

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. Encourage communication and feedback As the saying goes, people don’t leave bad organizations, they leave bad managers. To learn more, read our post, “ Creating a Learning Culture in Human Services: An Expert’s Advice.”

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

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Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. But, for human services organizations it is also key to consider larger, community-level responses to disaster. Disasters happen. Engage in partnerships.

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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Offenders

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SAMHSA’s Six Principles of TIC At the forefront of trauma-informed care, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has outlined six principles guiding practitioners toward a holistic approach in dealing with trauma. Persuasion and coercion of any type is strongly discouraged.