Congregate Care and Family First, Part 2 The Imprint Weekly

Last week we talked to Keri Richmond, manager of child welfare policy for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), about a 50-state look at the new federal rules prompted by the Family First Prevention Services act around the use of group homes, residential programs and other forms of congregate care.
On this week’s podcast we talk to Jim Czarniak about a deep dive on the same topic that focused on New York. Czarniak’s work surfaced very similar findings to the national review done by AAP. 
Reading Room
Eighteen Months Later: New York Family First Implementation Shows Little
Change for Foster Care Youth Placed in Group Care
https://bit.ly/3H1oDb1
Family First Implementation: A One Year Review of State Progress in Reforming Congregate Care
https://bit.ly/3L5m3Do
Implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act
https://bit.ly/3A4L9vQ

The Imprint’s Complete Guide to the Family First Act
https://imprintnews.org/special-series/complete-guide-the-family-first-act