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IM-17-02

High Quality Legal Representation for All Parties in Child Welfare Proceedings
January 17, 2017

This Information Memorandum (IM) encourages all child welfare agencies, courts, administrative offices of the courts, and Court Improvement Programs to work together to ensure parents, children and youth, and child welfare agencies, receive high quality legal representation at all stages of child welfare proceedings.

PI-17-02

Guidance on amendments made to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) by Public Law 114-198, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
January 17, 2017

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to states on implementing provisions in CAPTA, as amended by CARA, relating to infants affected by substance abuse.

PI-17-01

National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Reviews
January 13, 2017

This Program Instruction (PI) notifies states of the Children's Bureau's implementation of the NYTD Review process and shares the Guide to the NYTD Review.

IM-17-01

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) final rule
January 10, 2017

This Information Memorandum informs state and tribal title IV-E agencies about the publication of the AFCARS final rule.

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) and expect expenditures to meet or exceed thresholds defined in APD regulations with information on the use of an optional checklist to document automated functions as described in CCWIS regulations at 45 CFR 1355.56.

PI-16-05

Instructions for State Courts Applying for Court Improvement Program (CIP) Funds for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2017-2021
October 27, 2016

The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to set forth the eligibility requirements and grant application procedures for the basic, data and training CIP grants for FYs 2017 through 2021 and to provide guidance on the requirements for state courts to continuously assess and improve the handling of court proceedings related to child welfare and enhance collaboration with title IV-E/IV-B agencies and tribes.

IM-16-06

CCWIS Overview for State and Tribal IT Staff
October 19, 2016

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides an overview of the CCWIS rule to IT staff of the title IV-E agencies. This IM includes the CCWIS Overview for State and Tribal IT Staff attachment.

This Technical Bulletin (TB) rescinds TB#8A and establishes a new plan for use of statewide data indicators and national standards as context data for the third round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs).

IM-16-05

New Legislation - Public Law 114-198, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
August 26, 2016

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform states of the enactment of CARA and provide basic information on the resulting changes in CAPTA for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs.

IM-16-04

CCWIS Notice of Intent Checklist Template
August 8, 2016

This Information Memorandum (IM) provides state and tribal IV-E agencies submission instructions for a Notice Of Intent (NOI) as described in regulations at 45 CFR 1355.52(i)(1) and 1355.56(d)(1). This IM also provides an optional NOI checklist that title IV-E agencies may use.