Child Welfare Monitor

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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.

Child Welfare 175

Child Welfare Medicaid Foster Care Welfare 175

Child Welfare Monitor

JULY 8, 2024

Year after year, states and the federal government continue to release annual data showing a decline in the number of children in foster care, congratulating themselves on keeping families together. States were already providing these services before FFPSA and they could have increased them without the promised federal funding.

Foster Care 130

Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse 130

All For Kids

MARCH 10, 2025

Counseling may also be available for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues like mental health, domestic violence, and substance abuse. Each is unique and tailored to the communitys needs, with programs and services designed for local families. How Are Family Resource Centers Funded?

Domestic Violence 52

Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Counseling Case Management 52

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker? What skills does a social worker need?

Social Worker 95

Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine!

Foster Care 98

Foster Care Domestic Violence Child Welfare Welfare 98

Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Why was it important to have social workers ‘at the table’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic—especially within the context of Connect to End COVID-19 / CDC Vaccine Confidence Grant? Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Posttraumatic stress, grief, burnout, and secondary trauma of social workers in the United States. Government.

Interventional 40

Interventional Communication Social Worker Telehealth 40

Child Welfare Monitor

MAY 7, 2024

States reported a total of approximately 1,990 fatalities to the federal government for Federal Fiscal Year 2022. Yet it is widely recognized that states’ reports to the federal government greatly underestimate the number of child fatalities due to maltreatment by most common definitions. US Government Accounting Office (2011).

Child Welfare 130

Child Welfare Welfare Substance Abuse Human Services 130