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FAMILY FIRST ACT IMPLEMENTATION FAMILY FIRST ACT IMPLEMENTATION NACBH | Emerging Best Practices Conference 2019 Presented by Marlo Nash Marlo Nash, National Director of Partnerships and Policy

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U.S. U.S. Snapshot Snapshot Most children come into foster Most children come into foster FFPSA FFPSA PREVENTION PREVENTION SERVICES SERVICES care due to neglect care due to neglect, not abuse. , not abuse. Address behaviors Address behaviors that lead that lead Most child Most child % 75 maltreatment maltreatment to neglect to neglect is due to neglect is due to neglect Many children entering Many children entering Keep children Keep children safely at home safely at home foster care come from families foster care come from families while issues addressed while issues addressed impacted by impacted by substance use substance use % disorders disorders 43 Provide services for Provide services for National Stats National Stats entire family entire family 674,000 674,000 505,000 505,000 NEGLECT NEGLECT MALTREATMENT MALTREATMENT U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Maltreatment 2017 report

Overview Overview What Family First Prevention What Family First Prevention Highlight the need for an integrated Highlight the need for an integrated Services Act (FFPSA) is and isn’t Services Act (FFPSA) is and isn’t systems approach systems approach Considerations to keep in mind from The conditions to address to improve the federal law passed outcomes for children and families Landscape Overview Landscape Overview Family First as an “Energy Center” Family First as an “Energy Center” The needs and opportunities that are Possibilities for implementation and inspired at hand and what’s needed from the by implementation provider community

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Considering the Continuum | A Considering the Continuum A Discussion iscussion Tool ool A ”System of Child and Family Well System of Child and Family Well-Being Being” builds, preserves, restores, and rebuilds the foundational building blocks that all families need and want, no matter their socio -economic status or geography. Intervention may be required to ensure a child’s safety, but should not be the only tool used. Tertiary Prevention Tertiary Prevention Secondary Prevention Secondary Prevention Primary Prevention Primary Prevention Stabilization & Permanency Stabilization & Permanency “Rebuilding Safety & “Rebuilding Safety & “Restoring Safety & “Restoring Safety & “Building & Preserving “Building & Preserving “Intervening to Ensure “Intervening to Ensure Well Well-being” being” Well Well-being” being” Well Well-being” being” Safety & Well-being” Safety & Well being” (child welfare involved) (child welfare involved) (pre (pre-child welfare involved) child welfare involved) (foster care and after) (foster care and after) Foundational oundational building building Building blocks Building blocks Building blocks have Building blocks have Finding building blocks Finding building blocks blocks are in place or blocks are in place or beginning to crumble beginning to crumble crumbled crumbled for the foundation for the foundation partially in place partially in place

Landscape Overview Landscape Overview Family First Act Implementation

STATE STATE FEDERAL FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION ENGAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT TO EXPLORE TO EXPLORE

Five Key Actions You Can Take Five Key Actions You Can Take Keep Keep meaningful meaningful results results at the center at the center Work to Work to integrate systems integrate systems Share information and Share information and use framing science use framing science Align your organization Align your organization Be a Be a partner partner in in with the future state with the future state leading change leading change

TABLE TOP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS TABLE TOP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1 AHA MOMENTS AHA MOMENTS ? 2 OBSERVATIONS OBSERVATIONS ? 3 TAKEAWAYS? TAKEAWAYS? 4 QUESTIONS QUESTIONS ?

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Approach to Successful Family First Implementation Family First Implementation INFORM & ASSESS INFORM & ASSESS POLICY POLICY Work with you and your team We will help you to get a seat at to provide information on the table with the public child Family First and assess where welfare agency, state legislature 2 1 your organization stands. and lead judges. STRATEGY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION Our Team will take you through a Receive support engaging the strategic planning process to set a community and working towards vision for accomplishing the the results of your organizational 3 4 results of the assessment and change plan and your state’s policy needs. implementation plan.

RESOURCES

Family First Implementation Resources Family First Implementation Resources Family First (FFPSA) National Implementation Collaborative Family First (FFPSA) National Implementation Collaborative (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12131269/ ) FamilyFirstAct.org ( https://www.familyfirstact.org/ ) FamilyFirstAct.org ( FFPSA Resource Center ( FFPSA Resource Center ( https://coafamilyfirst.org/ ) NOSAC.org NOSAC.org(http://www.nosac.org/ , then scroll down on the home page to find the link: IMD Advocacy Toolkit) Family First Act Family First Act Tool Kit Tool Kit saintfrancisministries.org/ffpsa -toolkit You may also want to: You may also want to: • Set up a Google Alert to receive news on Family First to your email • Connect with Marlo Nash and Jody Grutzaon LinkedIn and/or follow us on Twitter @SaintFrancisMin and @ GrutzaLwhere we are posting updates and insights.

THANK YOU THANK YOU Marlo Nash | National Director of Partnerships & Policy marlo.nash@ saintfrancisministries.org | main/cell 202.431.3532 Saint Francis’ Public Policy Team works with stakeholders across the country to improve policy and advance positive changes for children, families and society.