The Family Room Blog
Managing Psychotropic Medications for Children and Youth in Foster Care
This week, the Administration for Children and Families, along with its partners in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), brought together child welfare, Medicaid, and mental health leaders from all 50 States and the District of Columbia to work collaboratively to strengthen efforts in managing psychotropic medications for children and youth in foster care.
More ACF programs are using social media to promote services
Every month, more Administration for Children and Families programs are coming online and promoting their services on the Internet with social media tools. Have you subscribed or “friended” these pages yet?
Agencies unite to reduce heatstroke deaths in the United States
Department of Transportation and Health and Human Services take the "Look Before You Lock" Campaign to Head Start and Child Care providers.
Urban Refugees: Living in Cities, Connected to Camps
An ACF employee currently in Nairobi, Kenya, participating in a global health training program shares her experiences from inside refugee communities.
Sr. Berta Shows Us All How to Break Through
ACF faith-based partner Operation Breakthrough has become a successful resource center for a community in need.
New Adoption and Foster Care Data Continues Positive Trends with Caseload Decline
ACF released its most recent Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, or AFCARS report, which includes some encouraging statistics about child welfare in the United States.