The Family First Prevention Services Act represents one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting public child welfare and other child-serving systems in over 40 years. Among its many provisions, Family First allows child welfare systems to access federal funding to support prevention of out-of-home placement using evidence-based treatments, as opposed to providing funding of services for children who have already been removed from their homes.
This policy brief--co-authored by Allison Blake of the Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut and CHDI’s Jeffrey Vanderploeg--explores how Connecticut can maximize the opportunities in Family First to strengthen families and provide access to prevention services for a broader population.
Learn more about plans to implement Family First in Connecticut.
Learn more about CHDI's work to ensure children and families across Connecticut have access to trauma-informed evidence-based mental health treatments.
View Governor Lamont's press release (March 8, 2022) announcing federal approval of Connecticut's Family First Prevention Plan.
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