Summary of child welfare class action litigation
Read summaries of class action litigation, brought forward by or on behalf of children in foster care.
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What do first spouses say about working to address child and family well-being?
Discover how spouses of governors bring attention to the importance of improving child and family well-being in their states.
How can first spouses promote child and family well-being?
Discover how spouses of governors leverage their unique position to advocate for improved child and family well-being in their states.
How does the FIRST Clinic keep newborns safely with their parents?
The FIRST Clinic is a medical-legal partnership that aims to keep parents and their newborns safely together.
How can child- and family-serving agencies select evidence-based programs that are the right fit?
Identifying appropriate evidence-based practices and programs can help ensure families get the right services and support.
What strategies facilitate safe family reunification?
Explore strategies that promote timely permanency for children in foster care, with a focus on family reunification.
Why is it imperative to minimize children’s time away from family?
Learn why minimizing time children spend away from family and implementing timely permanency strategies are critical to child well-being.
What do we know about family resource centers?
Explore the key elements and effectiveness of community-based resource hubs known as family resource centers.
What are some examples of effective family search and engagement?
Learn about effective family search and engagement strategies for locating relatives and fictive kin for children in out-of-home care.
How can child protection agencies collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
Learn how child protection agencies collaborate across systems and funding sources to support upstream prevention strategies for families.
How does New Jersey’s child protection agency collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how New Jersey is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
How does Kentucky’s child welfare agency collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how Kentucky is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
How do California’s child protection agencies collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how California is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
How do Ohio’s child protection agencies collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how Ohio is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
How does Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s child protection agency collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how SRPMIC is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
What are some strategies that prioritize first placement of children with a family?
Explore strategies for prioritizing placement of children with kin or in family settings, when out-of-home care is necessary.
How has Texas advanced a public health approach to the prevention of abuse and neglect?
Learn how Texas invested in primary and secondary prevention programs to prevent child maltreatment using a public health framework.
Can Medicaid be leveraged as a sustainable source of prevention funding for family resource centers?
Learn how San Francisco uses Medicaid Administrative Activities (MAA) as a federal funding source to support its family resource centers.
How are states building community-based pathways to prevention services through Family First?
Learn how three jurisdictions are leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to serve families through community pathways.
How can data sharing across child- and family-serving systems be implemented effectively?
Explore how sharing data across systems can lead to more community-based, proactive support for families.