Family First Prevention Services Act Budget Act Of 2018
May 15, 2018The Honorable Mitch McConnellMajority LeaderU.S. Senate317 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20002The Honorable Charles SchumerMinority LeaderU.S. Senate322 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20002The Honorable Paul RyanSpeakerU.S. House of Representatives1233 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515The Honorable Nancy PelosiMinority LeaderU.S. House of Representatives233 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and MinorityLeader Pelosi:On behalf of nearly 300 national, state, and local undersigned organizations, we are writing tothank Congress for enacting the Family First Prevention Services Act as part of the BipartisanBudget Act of 2018. This landmark bipartisan legislation will strengthen families so morechildren can remain safely with their parents and kinship caregivers and avoid unnecessaryplacements in foster care. Children fare best in families, and this newly enacted law represents anhistoric step toward better aligning federal child welfare policy with this goal. We representadvocates for children, youth, and families, medical and public health professionals, public andprivate providers, foster parents, adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, and alumni of foster care,and it is our strong belief that these reforms will improve the lives of the most vulnerablechildren and families.In particular, we applaud the provisions of Family First that will provide federal investments inevidence-based prevention and early intervention. These policies will allow states to accessfederal funding under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act for mental health services, substanceuse disorder treatment, and in-home parenting skills services. Under the law, states will also beable to receive IV-E reimbursement for children who are placed with a parent in a licensedresidential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, regardless of income eligibility.These and other provisions in the law will help states working to address the detrimental impactof the opioid epidemic on children and families.Family First will also help to ensure family-based care for children who need foster care. Thelaw builds on previous requirements that children be placed in the least restrictive, most familylike setting appropriate for their special needs. Once implemented, the law will target federaldollars toward certain categories of placements: family foster homes; qualified residentialtreatment programs for children and youth with special treatment needs; and settings for childrenand youth with special circumstances such as pregnant and parenting teens, older youth insupervised independent living settings, or programs serving children who have been or are at-risk1
of becoming victims of sex trafficking. These provisions will improve funding incentives tomatch the best evidence of what children need, by supporting placements in family settings sothat children can heal and ultimately thrive.Thank you again for your leadership in enacting this important and comprehensive child welfarereform legislation. We are also especially appreciative of the bipartisan leadership of Ways andMeans Committee Chairman Brady and Ranking Member Levin in the House and FinanceCommittee Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden in the Senate. This law will trulybenefit vulnerable children and families who come to the attention of child welfare systems andrepresents a huge step forward for the field.Sincerely,National Organizations:Abriendo Puertas/Opening DoorsAdopt America NetworkAdoption Exchange AssociationAIDS Alliance for Women, Infants, Children, Youth & FamiliesAlliance for Strong Families and CommunitiesAmerica ForwardAmerican Academy of NursingAmerican Academy of PediatricsAmerican Art Therapy AssociationAmerican Dance Therapy AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationAmerican Society of Addiction MedicineAssociation for Ambulatory Behavioral HealthcareAssociation of Maternal & Child Health ProgramsAssociation of University Centers on DisabilitiesBeyond Adoptions, Inc.Catholic Health Association of the United StatesCenter for Native American Youth at the Aspen InstituteCenter for the Study of Social PolicyChild Care Aware of AmericaChild Welfare League of AmericaChildren and Family FuturesChildren Awaiting Parents, Donald J. Corbett Adoption AgencyChildren's Advocacy InstituteChildren's Defense FundChildren’s Hospital AssociationChildren's Leadership CouncilChildren’s RightsCLASP2
Coalition on Human NeedsComfort Consults, LLCCovenant House InternationalCorporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionEvery Child MattersFamily Focused Treatment AssociationFirst FocusFirst Focus Campaign for ChildrenFoster Care to SuccessFosterClubFragile Families NETWORKGenerations UnitedGirls Inc.Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social JusticeGrand Families of AmericaHealthy Families AmericaHealthy Teen NetworkJuvenile Law CenterLutheran Services in AmericaNational Adoption CenterNational Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention FundsNational Association for Children of AddictionNational Association for Children’s Behavioral HealthNational Association of Counsel for ChildrenNational Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersNational Association of Social WorkersNational Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse DirectorsNational Center on Adoption and PermanencyNational Center on Housing and Child WelfareNational Center on Shared Leadership National Child Abuse CoalitionNational Children’s AllianceNational Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesNational Court Appointed Special Advocate AssociationNational Family Preservation NetworkNational Foster Parent AssociationNational Hispanic Medical AssociationNational Indian Child Welfare AssociationNational Kinship Alliance for ChildrenNational Respite CoalitionNorth American Council on Adoptable ChildrenNurse-Family Partnership3
Parents Anonymous Inc.Parents as Teachers National CenterPrevent Child Abuse AmericaPower to DecideRay E. Helfer SocietyResults for AmericaSchool Social Work Association of America (SSWAA)Strengthening Families All Across AmericaThe Adoption Exchange, Inc.The Arc of the United StatesThe Children's VillageThe Dalton Daley GroupThe Kempe FoundationThe National Alliance to Advance Adolescent HealthThe National Crittenton FoundationThe RISE InstituteTreatment Communities of AmericaTrue Colors FundVoice for AdoptionYouth Law CenterYouth VillagesZERO TO THREEState Organizations:AlaskaAlaska Children’s TrustAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Alaska ChapterNorthwest Resource Associates, Programs in Oregon, Alaska & WashingtonAlabamaAlabama Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsArizonaA New LeafAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Arizona ChapterArizona Association for Foster and Adoptive ParentsArizona Council of Human Service ProvidersArizona Grandparent AmbassadorsArizona Partnership for Children LLPArizona State University Center for Child Well-BeingChild and Family Resources Inc.Children’s Action AllianceCoconino Coalition for Children & YouthGrandfamilies of Surprise4
ArkansasArkansas Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsCaliforniaAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, CaliforniaAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 1American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 3American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 4American Academy of Pediatrics, Orange County ChapterCalifornia Association of Alcohol and Drug Programs ExecutivesCenter Point, Inc.Chadwick Center for Children and FamiliesChildren’s Defense Fund - CaliforniaFair Trade LAGirls Inc. of Alameda County, CAGirls Inc. of Carpinteria, CAGirls Inc. of Greater Los Angeles, CAGirls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara, CAGirls Inc. of Orange County, CAGirls Inc. of the Island City in the City of Alameda, CAOC Kinship & Support OrgTarzana Treatment Centers, Inc.The Village Family ServicesUniversity of California Davis Guardian Professions ProgramColoradoColorado Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsColorado Statewide Parent CoalitionLutheran Family Services Rocky MountainsConnecticutAll Our Kin, Inc.Children in Placement, CT - Inc.Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsDelawareAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Delaware ChapterDistrict of ColumbiaAdoptions TogetherAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, D.C. ChapterThe Washington Children’s FoundationFloridaChildren’s Home Society of FloridaFlorida Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsFlorida's Children FirstKinship Children’s Home Network5
GeorgiaAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia ChapterVoices for Georgia’s ChildrenHawaiiAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Hawaii ChapterEPIC OhanaIdahoIdaho Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsIllinoisChildren’s Home AidGift of Hope, Grandparents and Others Raising America's ChildrenIllinois Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsLutheran Child and Family Services of IllinoisYouth Outreach Services, Inc.IndianaG.A.P. LIMITEDIndiana Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsIndiana Connected By 25, Inc.Lutheran Social Services of IndianaIowaChild and Family Policy CenterIowa Chapter American Academy of PediatricsKansasKansas Chapter of American Academy of PediatricsFoster Adopt ConnectKentuckyChildren, Inc.Family & Children’s PlaceFoster Adopt ConnectHomeless & Housing Coalition of KentuckyKentucky Youth AdvocatesKentucky Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsLouisianaLouisiana CASA AssociationLouisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics6
MaineAdoptive and Foster Families of Maine and Kinship ProgramCommunity CareFamilies and Children TogetherIsland Community CenterMaine Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsMarylandAdoptions TogetherGrandfamilies PTSA, Inc.Harford County Kinship NavigationMaryland Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsMaryland Family NetworkMontgomery County Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Children's GuildWIN Family ServicesMassachusettsMassachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsMichiganMichigan's ChildrenMichigan Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsMichigan Council for Maternal and Child HealthMichigan League for Public PolicyMinnesotaAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Minnesota ChapterChildren’s Defense Fund - MinnesotaMain Street Family ServicesMississippiChildren’s Defense Fund - MississippiFamilies as AlliesMississippi Center for JusticeMississippi Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsMississippi Low Income Child Care InitiativeMissouriFoster Adopt ConnectMissouri Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsMissouri KidsFirstMontanaMontana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics7
NebraskaNebraska AppleseedNebraska Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsVoices for Children in NebraskaNevadaAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Nevada ChapterLutheran Social Services of NevadaNew HampshireChild and Family Services of New HampshireNew Hampshire Children's Trust, Inc.New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsNew Hampshire Pediatric SocietyThe Family Resource CenterNew JerseyNew Jersey Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsNew Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc.The Children’s Home Society of New JerseyNew MexicoLutheran Family Services Rocky MountainsNew Mexico Early Childhood Development PartnershipNew Mexico Pediatric SocietyPB &J Family Services, Inc.New YorkBridge BuildersChildren’s AidChildren's Defense Fund - New YorkCitizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Inc.Girls Inc. of Long IslandGirls Inc. of New York CityGirls Inc. of the Greater Capital RegionGirls Inc. of WestchesterGraham WindhamHarlem Dowling, West Side Center for Children & Family ServicesNew York State American Academy of PediatricsNew York State American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 2New York State American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter 3New York Zero-to-Three NetworkNYS Kinship NavigatorThe Children's Village8
North CarolinaChildren’s Home Society of North CarolinaChildren’s Hope AllianceFIRSTExchange Family CenterNational Association of Social Workers, North Carolina ChapterNorth Carolina Pediatric SocietyNorth DakotaDakota Boys and Girls RanchNorth Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsOhioChildren's Defense Fund - OhioOhio Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsUnited Way of Hardin County, Inc.OklahomaOklahoma Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsOregonChildren First for OregonNorthwest Resource Associates, Programs in Oregon, Alaska & WashingtonOregon Adoption Resource ExchangeOregon Pediatric SocietyOregon Post Adoption Resource CenterPennsylvaniaChildren’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsPennsylvania Partnerships for ChildrenThe Children's Home Society of New Jersey (serves Eastern PA)Wesley Family ServicesSouth CarolinaChildren’s Trust of South CarolinaSouth Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsSouth DakotaSouth Dakota Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsTennesseeTexasBuckner InternationalChildren's Defense Fund - TexasCommunity Partners of Montgomery County9
Nexus Recover CenterNorth Texas Alliance to Reduce Pregnancy in Teens (NTARUPT)Texas Foster Family AssociationTexas Pediatric SocietyTexProtectsThe BraveheartsUtahChildren’s Service Society of UtahUtah Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsVoices for Utah ChildrenVirginiaAdoptions TogetherFamily Services NetworkPrevent Child Abuse VirginiaVirginia Chapter, American Academy of PediatricsVoices for Virginia’s ChildrenWashingtonChildren’s Home Society of WashingtonHopeSparksMany Lights FoundationNorthwest Resource Associates, Programs in Oregon, Alaska & WashingtonPartners for Our ChildrenTreehouseWashington Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsWest VirginiaThe West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsWisconsinChildren's Hospital of WisconsinAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Wisconsin ChapterWyomingWyoming Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsWyoming Kinship Advocacy10
Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois Youth Outreach Services, Inc. Indiana G.A.P. LIMITED Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Indiana Connected By 25, Inc. Lutheran Social Services of Indiana Iowa Child and Family Policy Center Iowa Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
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Family First Prevention Services Act The passage of a new federal law, the Family First Prevention Services Act (P.L. 115-123), affords opportunities to use research-based interventions to help children safely avoid placement in foster care by meeting key service and treatment needs of children and their parents.
FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS (QRTP) & PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES (PRTF) 2 In February of 2018 new federal child welfare legislation was enacted. This legislation, called the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First), replaced the definition for federal reimbursement from generic group and institutional
