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Federal Legislative Updates

Advancing Prevention

Economic & Concrete Supports National Landscape Survey Research Report, November 2023
In partnership with Chapin Hall, APHSA conducted a national landscape survey of child welfare leaders to learn how they perceive support options, service coordination and tracking, funding, and barriers to meeting families’ needs. This report explores the survey findings and highlights insights into how agencies currently leverage resources to help families meet needs and what improvements should be made.
Unlocking the “Prevention Services” in the Family First Prevention Services Act, December 2021
This policy brief focuses on the challenges and opportunities that the Family First Prevention Services Act offers to accelerate the shift towards a prevention-oriented child well-being system.
APHSA Family First Transition Act Letter, October 29, 2019
Family First Act Legislative Summary
APHSA-NAPCWA Comment Letter to Senate Finance Committee
Keeping Kids in Families Triad Partnership Letter to Senate Finance Committee
Keeping Kids in Families Press Release

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act

APHSA-NAPCWA Comment Letter in Support of the Act to House Ways and Means Committee

Current Congressional Bills and Proposals

AFCARS NPRM NAPCWA Comment Letter, June 11, 2019
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act (S. 1964)
Family Stability and Kinship Care Act – Legislative Summary
All Kids Matter Act (S. 1932)
Family Based Foster Care Services Act (S. 429)
Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015 (S. 1439)

Administration Regulatory Updates

APHSA Comment Letter on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery December 28, 2020
NAPCWA Discrimination Comment Letter, December 16, 2019
APHSA Letter Concerning Immigrant Children in Federal Custody, October 1, 2019
APHSA-NAPCWA Comment Letter on AFCARS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
APHSA-NAPCWA Comment Letter on CAPTA

Important Documents

Tools

Disproportionality Diagnostic Tool

NAPCWA has made disproportionate representation of children of color in the child welfare system one of its highest priorities. Our most recent effort is the development of the Disproportionality Diagnostic Tool created to help you examine disproportionality within your child welfare agency’s jurisdiction. Use the tool to identify gaps in your agency, target areas for improvements and highlight agency strengths that can mitigate against disproportionate representation. The tool can be taken by an individual or a group of users within agency.

To download the tool, please first provide us with your name, agency, title, email and phone number when prompted. We are gathering this data to follow up and get users’ feedback on their experiences of taking the diagnostic tool. We will use the information you provide us to make periodic enhancements to the tool.

Read the Disproportionality Article to learn how NAPCWA developed, piloted and finalized the diagnostic tool.
Read the Disproportionality Tool Instructions to learn about the purpose of the diagnostic tool and how to use it in your agency.
Click here to access the Disproportionality Tool.
Review how to record and tabulate your responses: Score Sheet Instructions.
Use this Score Sheet to record and tabulate your responses from the diagnostic tool.

NOTE: Access to this website and the tools and resources provided is intended for informational purposes only. APHSA have made every effort to ensure the information and tools were correct at the time of publishing. Any use of this website and such materials are at the sole and exclusive risk of the user.