Child Welfare Programs: Grants to Prove Effectiveness of Prevention Services.
This law establishes a new competitive grant program to help state and local child welfare initiatives rigorously evaluate their prevention services. The goal is to ensure that services, such as family support and kinship navigator programs, meet high research standards set by federal guidelines. This change means more families will gain access to proven, effective services designed to prevent children from entering foster care.
Key points
Creates competitive grants to fund the evaluation of child welfare prevention services and kinship navigator programs.
Successful evaluation allows programs to be designated as "evidence-based practices," making them eligible for sustained federal funding.
The focus is on quickly expanding the list of proven services available to families to strengthen child safety and family stability.
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