What is the National START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Recovery Teams) Model?
Learn how the START model serves families dually affected by parental substance use disorder and involved in the child welfare system.
Family First Prevention Services Act
Investing in Equity: Sustaining hope for children and families
Investing in families means strengthening them, not separating them unnecessarily. Explore our signature report to learn more.
How can the child welfare system protect young people from commercial sexual exploitation?
Learn how child protection agencies and partner systems can best support youth who are victims or at risk of sex trafficking.
Child welfare financing
Explore a variety of our resources related to child welfare financing.
Family First Prevention Services Act
This law provides opportunities for states and tribes to better serve children and families by preventing the need for foster care and supporting better outcomes for children in care. Explore these resources to learn more.
Are home visiting programs effective in reducing child maltreatment?
Learn about home visiting models that are effective in reducing child maltreatment.
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 have community voice and leadership guided the implementation of Family Success Centers in Washington, D.C.?
Explore how family success centers in Washington D.C. neighborhoods work with community partners to provide upstream support to families.
What are some considerations when implementing Nurse-Family Partnership?
Learn how the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting program can generate positive outcomes as it offers support to new mothers.
Dr. William C. Bell Congressional testimony: Celebrating Father and Families: Federal Support for Responsible Fatherhood
Dr. Bell’s 2019 testimony on funding programs for fathers in Families First to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means.