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3/14/2024

Gender, Orientation Data In Pipeline at HHS

New data requirements on the LGBTQ status of foster youth, first announced by the Obama administration and then rejected by Trump, could resurface soon.

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New Bill Would Help Foster Youth in Washington, D.C., Keep Federal Benefits

3/11/2024

Bill Tracker: Protecting Benefits for Foster Youth

A regularly updated tracker of state legislative and policy efforts to protect federal benefits for youth in foster care

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2/23/2024

Biden Proposes New Federal Data on ICWA Compliance 

The Biden administration has proposed new data requirements on state compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act

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2/7/2024

Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Federal Extended Foster Care Program

Federal lawmakers from California and Indiana have introduced a bill to offer federal support to states that extend foster care from 18 to 21.

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1/8/2024

Feds Release 2022 Child Maltreatment Numbers

Federal child maltreatment numbers from 2022 show that the level of abuse and neglect reporting in the country returned to pre-pandemic levels, while fatalities rose for a fifth year.

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12/4/2023

Number of Youth in Formal Foster Care Continues to Decline, Imprint Survey Finds

The Imprint's 2023 data for our Who Cares project finds that the number of youth in foster care continued to drop this year.

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    Maine Plan for Keeping Families Intact Wins Federal Approval

    11/29/2023

    Maine Child Welfare Director Resigns

    In 2019, newly elected Maine Gov Janet Mills brought in Todd Landry to lead the state’s Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS). Landry entered the fray not long after the state had experienced two child deaths: one of whom was the subject of 25 reports in her last 16 months of life, the other who had been placed by OCFS with a relative while her mother sought treatment for addiction. 

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    Family First Clearinghouse

    11/27/2023

    Family First Clearinghouse Rejects Several Programs, Adds Three New Ones

    The Family First Act clearinghouse has added three new foster care prevention models to its list and rejected several others.

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    Family First Clearinghouse

    10/31/2023

    UPDATED: Biden Team Seeks More Input on Family First Act Process

    The Biden administration has released an updated version of the process for vetting foster care prevention services, and is seeking public comment through November 24.  The Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0 is presently in draft status and would update the process and procedures for the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, which was created after the passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act in 2018.