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Mental Health and Wellness Resources
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
As our country responds to and recovers from the pandemic, mental health and wellness have emerged as ongoing concerns. Parents and child care providers alike must be... -
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Building Strong Families (BSF)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Building Strong Families (BSF) project examined the effectiveness of programs designed to improve child well-being and strengthen the relationships of low-income... -
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National Survey of Children in Nonparental Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This survey provides nationally representative estimates on the characteristics, living arrangements, and service accessibility of noninstitutionalized children who... -
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National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File: Link to child file dataset for eligible members of the research community
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File data set consists of child-specific data of all reports of maltreatment to State child protective... -
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National Youth in Transition Database - Outcomes Survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
States report information from two reporting populations: (1) The Served Population which is information on all youth receiving at least one independent living... -
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Suggested Actions to Reduce Overdose Deaths
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
To: State, territorial, tribal, and local policymakers and administrators of agencies and programs focused on child, youth, and family health and well-being Dear... -
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Program Instruction (PI-20-10)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction and procedures to title IV-E agencies on how to request flexibility to meet the specific title IV-E requirements... -
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Financial Empowerment Toolkit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Financial Empowerment Toolkit for Youth and Young Adults in Foster Care, developed by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Children,... -
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Dear Colleague Letter on Best Practices for Adhering to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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... -
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the well-... -
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Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This joint Information Memorandum (IM) from the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF); Children’s Bureau (CB); Family and Youth Services Bureau... -
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Children's Justice Act
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Children's Justice Act (CJA) provides grants to States to improve the investigation, prosecution and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect,... -
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Access to Timely, High-Quality Behavioral Health Crisis Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
To: State, territorial, tribal, and local policymakers and administrators of systems, agencies, and programs responsible for children, youth, and family health and... -
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Head Start Program Information Report (HSPIR)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Information about children enrolled in the Head Start program and information about their families. Data about the children include: age, type of program attended,... -
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HHS Unaccompanied Children Program
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This data represents unaccompanied children who are taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection brought to a facility and processed for transfer to the... -
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CB Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Children’s Bureau (CB), an agency within the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeks to improve... -
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Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 2003 Cohort
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Descriptive, longitudinal study including direct assessments, classroom observation, parent and teacher interviews, for a nationally represenative sample of Head... -
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Funding Opportunity Announcement for Tribal Title IV-E Plan Development Grants
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Children’s Bureau (CB), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), held two Tribal consultation calls to discuss a forthcoming funding opportunity... -
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Extending Medicaid to Young People in Transition from Foster Care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
On April 5, 2023, the Children’s Bureau issued Information Memorandum 23-04 on the changes to Medicaid eligibility for youth/young adults age 18 and older who...