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Investing in Community-Based Care for Children and Youth Involved With Child Welfare

Invest in high-quality, community-based care by partnering across systems to reduce reliance on congregate placements and help children involved with child welfare receive community-informed, family-centered support.

Publication year: 2025
Author: Capacity Building Center for States (updated by NCWCIA)

Description

The resource emphasizes the importance of shifting from congregate care to community-informed and community-based services for children involved in child welfare. It highlights the need for cross-system collaboration, authentic engagement with individuals with lived experience, and a robust continuum of behavioral health supports to promote stability and long-term well-being.

Tags

Community-Based Organizations
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
Congregate Care
Foster Care
Prevention
Permanency

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