Child Welfare
The Pennsylvania Department of Education released the publicly placed complaint system. This is a requirement under the Glen Mills settlement agreement seeking to ensure that students in residential facilities have …
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-02-12/youth/easing-tough-transitions-pa-organizations-help-teens-exit-foster-care/a95181-1 Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – Danielle Smith, Producer, Public News Service (PA) Pennsylvania nonprofits are working with teens in foster care to ensure they have the resources they will need ...
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) are holding county provider quarterly information sessions. The first was held on Friday, February 7, 2025. The information sessions cover updates and ...
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) held a series of listening sessions in 2024 to improve the response to children missing from care. These listening sessions included service providers, ...
Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a qualified consultant with expertise in engaging individuals impacted by the child welfare system to more intentionally and strategically elevate the voice ...
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) has released Policy Clarification #3490-25-01 that addresses the question, “When a county has a case rated at high risk, is the interpretation ...
The Children’s Bureau Releases Program Instructions New guidance includes: ACF-ACYF-CB-PI-24-10: State Requirements for Electing Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs: The program instruction informs state Title IV-E agencies of ...
In December of 2024, Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday began to identify members of his Transition Committee. As previously announced, the Transition is being co-chaired by Bob Asher, Former Governor Tom ...
It is with great excitement that the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services announces 2 kick-off events to further children’s crisis intervention work in Pennsylvania. Children’s crisis intervention ...
The Department of Human Services’ Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) is supporting a specialized training effort addressing child abuse recognition and reporting training for residential facilities through a contract with ...
On November 15, 2024, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released updated, non-regulatory guidance to enhance educational stability and success for children in foster care. This guidance ...
