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ACF Releases New Resources on Behavioral Health for Young Adults, Families, and Professionals

ACF’s new resources support the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from behavioral health challenges and conditions.

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ACF Continues Commitment to Support Youth and Families Dealing with Substance Use

On International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember those we’ve lost to overdose, recognize the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to act with urgency to end overdose and related harms.

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Proud of ACF’s Actions for LGBTQI+ Families and Youth

As I close out my tenure at ACF, I look back with pride on the major steps the ACF team has taken to promote LGBTQI+ equity in our workplace, our programs and most importantly, the community of children, young adults, and families we serve. 

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Leveraging Whole-Family Strategies

OCSS celebrates Child Support Awareness Month and highlights whole-family strategies.

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Teen Dating Violence Can Lead to Human Trafficking, but Healthy Relationships Can Prevent Both

Katherine Chon and Kimberly Waller discuss the importance of promoting healthy relationships early in life to prevent and disrupt cycles of abuse, including human trafficking.

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ACF is Heading into 2023 with Momentum

Assistant Secretary January Contreras shares ACF's 2023 priorities.

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Celebrating Child Support and How it Helps Families

August is Child Support Awareness Month, an annual time to celebrate this critical income support program. Did you know in FY 2021, child support programs nationwide collected $32.7 billion and served 13.2 million children? That’s one in five children! This kind of support helps families thrive and sets kids up to succeed. It’s also one of the most cost-effective government programs, collecting $5.27 for every dollar spent. This year, the Office of Child Support Enforcement created a Child Support Awareness Month webpage with a social media toolkit to help state and tribal programs with their online outreach.

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Academic Success for Students in Foster Care Begins with Strong Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Education Systems

As students begin their summer break, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) come together to highlight the significant work that American educators and child welfare professionals have done to support students in foster care; to provide information about resources available for schools to support students in foster care; and to provide information about federal collaboration and efforts in this space.

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