Child Welfare
Children, Youth, Young Adults and Families Crisis Intervention Forum
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 ...
Training for Child Residential Facility Staff
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 ...
Department of Education Releases Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care
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 ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approvals in Five States that will Keep Eligible Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
In a press release dated 11/14/24, it was said that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...
Philadelphia DHS RFP: Male Youth Emergency Shelter
The Philadelphia Department of Human Services is seeking a program designed to serve as an emergency shelter for male youth that must be available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven ...
News: Adoption partnership aims to boost ‘forever families’ in Pennsylvania
November 6, 2024 - Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) November is National Adoption Month and In Pennsylvania, more than 3,000 children in foster care are waiting for new families through adoption. ...
Civil Rights Compliance Updated Notice for clarification
Important Notice – Immediate Action Required for Regulatory Compliance – Please Read Carefully The Department of Human Services (DHS) Bureau of Equal Opportunity (BEO) develops, implements, and monitors policies and ...
FREE Trauma Training for all Child Welfare Professionals in PA
Once again, the Office of Children, Youth and Families, in collaboration with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, is pleased to be able to offer our PA ...
Office of Children, Youth and Families Release: Policy Clarification #3140-24-04 Biological Parents and Subsidy Payments
The Office of Children, Youth, and Families (OCYF) released Policy Clarification #3140-24-04, 3170-24-02. This Policy Clarification provides instructions on the appropriate use of Title IV-E and Act 148 funds when ...
Office of Children, Youth and Families Policy Clarification #3140-24-05, 3170-24-03: Foster Care Per Diem Structure
The Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) released Policy Clarification #3140-24-05, 3170-24-03: Foster Care Per Diem Structure. This policy clarification addresses the foster care maintenance per diem a provider ...
