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This document provides federal and state-specific case elimination criteria as well as guidance for developing and implementing procedures to document, apply, track, and report case elimination for round 4 of the Child…
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This guide contains suggestions and guidance on planning, conducting, and completing a title IV-E foster care eligibility review, the Instrument and the Instructions, available in both English and Spanish. Metadata-only…
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This brief identifies approaches the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative uses to support child welfare jurisdictions in incorporating lived experience into child welfare practice and evaluation. Metadata-only…
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The Permanency Innovations Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Project team developed the Guide to Developing, Implementing, and Assessing an Innovation (the Guide) to help individuals and teams use the…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a CCWIS and expect expenditures to meet or exceed thresholds defined in APD regulations with information on the use of an optional…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides guidance on the ADP System Security Requirements and Review Process - Federal Guidelines. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.
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U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) provided this joint guidance as a key tool for educational and child welfare agencies to use as they embark on establishing new partnerships and…
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This letter from the Children’s Bureau to state and tribal child welfare leaders describes existing flexibilities in the title IV-E program that may help agencies better serve children, youth, and families during the…
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This letter to child welfare directors urges agencies to consider taking additional steps to protect children and youth from identity theft and to explore how to implement the provision to empower youth by deepening…
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This Information Memorandum (IM) notifies child welfare agencies about the release of updated nonregulatory guidance: Nonregulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care.…
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This is a standalone version of the instructions to help successfully complete the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Instrument, available in both English and Spanish. Metadata-only record linking to the…
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This brief summarizes federal guidance on baseline populations and applies the NYTD data collection requirements to several practical examples. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset…
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This technical bulletin provides title IV-E agencies that develop a child welfare information system with details about low code solutions and outlines what title IV-E agency decision-makers should understand about…
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This document includes tips and resources for preparing state reviewers to conduct case reviews for the Child and Family Services Reviews and continuous quality improvement efforts, training quality assurance staff and…
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This technical assistance document provides guidance to title IV-E agencies about engaging and involving youth in foster care and young adults formerly in foster care (youth and young adults) in the design and…
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This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to Indian Tribes, Indian Tribal Organizations and Indian Tribal Consortia (hereafter “Tribes,” unless otherwise noted) on actions they are required to take to receive…
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This Spanish-language document presents factors that the Children's Bureau recommends states consider in their proposals for the selection of Child and Family Services Review sites when a statewide sample will not be…
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On November 22, 2024, the Children’s Bureau (CB) within the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) pertaining to the recent guidance issued by the Center for…
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This Technical Bulletin provides information to assist title IV-E agencies with developing a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) Data Quality Plan. Metadata-only record linking to the original…
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This letter from the Children’s Bureau to child welfare leaders addresses the availability of federal funding to assist with the purchase of cell phones and plans as well as personal protective equipment in response to…
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