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HHS Releases New Study on Homeless Youth

Last week, HHS through the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), issued a Data Collection Study gathered through that Bureau’s Street Outreach Program.  The results provide an over view of the grim circumstances for homeless

By |April 18th, 2016|Categories: Administration, Children's Monitor, Home News, Older Youth, People, Protecting Youth & Families, Youth, Youth Services|Comments Off on HHS Releases New Study on Homeless Youth

Senate Foster Youth Caucus Discusses Substance Abuse

On Tuesday, April 5 the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth held a briefing on Capitol Hill. The briefing is part of a series focused on why children are coming into foster care, this briefing highlighted,

HHS Adds Supplemental Regulations of AFCARS-ICWA Regulations

On Thursday, April 7, 2016, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published an add-on in proposed regulations to last year’s (February 9, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Adoption and Foster

By |April 11th, 2016|Categories: Administration, Children's Monitor, Disproportionality, General, Home News, Indian Child Welfare, Indian Child Welfare, Placement & Permanency, Race, Culture & Identity|Comments Off on HHS Adds Supplemental Regulations of AFCARS-ICWA Regulations

New Annual Report on SSBG Released

The 2013 Annual Report for SSBG has been released. The annual report documents overall expenditures of the $1.7 billion in funding (approximately $1.6 billion in 2013 due to the sequestration cuts). In addition, each states

CWLA To Shine Bright Light On Child Welfare Workforce

On Tuesday, April 19, as part of the CWLA National Advocacy Summit, Washington DC: Investing in What It Takes: A Full Continuum of Care  CWLA will provide a special focus on the significance of the

By |April 4th, 2016|Categories: Administration, Advocacy, Budget, Budget Policy, Child Welfare Workforce, Children's Monitor, Education, Home News, Legislation, Placement & Permanency|Comments Off on CWLA To Shine Bright Light On Child Welfare Workforce

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