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Child Welfare

March 24, 2026

Annual Report for 2024/2025 Child Welfare Education for Baccalaureates (CWEB) and Child Welfare Education and Research Programs (CWERP)

The University of Pittsburgh is pleased to share the 2024-2025 Annual Reports for the Child Welfare Education and Research Programs (CWERP) below. Their education programs (CWEB/CWEL) and Child Welfare Resource ...

March 18, 2026

Collaborating to Support Youth Returning from Incarceration: What Child Welfare Leaders Need to Know about Medicaid and Reentry

There have been recent federal policy changes to Medcaid and CHIP which affects youth returning to the community after incarceration. The Center for Heaalthcare Strategies developed a fact sheet that ...

March 6, 2026

Child Injury Prevention Summits

Jessica Ritter, who is with The State Office of Safe Kids Pennsylvania (which is a program dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injuries) has for the past 2 years, been working ...

February 25, 2026

Post-Award Forum for PA’s 1115 Demonstration for Former Foster Care Youth (FFCY) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is holding a post-award forum to afford the public with an opportunity to provide comments on the progress of the federal Section 1115 Demonstration ...

February 23, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Advisory for Health Care/Social Services Facilities

The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) released this non-regulatory advisory 2.23.2026. Under the current federal administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. DHS) has lifted ...

January 29, 2026

Resources: Federal Changes to Benefits Programs

Federal changes to benefits programs due to HR 1 can be overwhelming. Please see this link which explains changes to SNAP, Medicaid, has information for non-citizens, and how to prepare ...

January 28, 2026

Administration on Children and Families Launches New Public Dashboard

Posted on the Administration on Children and Families on 1/26/26. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a ...

January 27, 2026

SNAP Update: Finding Work and Volunteer Opportunities to Keep Your SNAP Benefits

Pennsylvania DHS released the following update regarding SNAP benefits. Due to changes in federal rules, certain Pennsylvanians’ SNAP benefits may have ended starting on January 1, 2026. If your SNAP ...

January 20, 2026

Social Current: Building Brain-Aware Mindsets

The Social Current released an article, "Building Brain-Aware Mindsets: A Cornerstone of Healthy Organizational Cultures." Investing in staff well-being is a strategic, mission-critical priority to improve organizational culture. When people ...

January 13, 2026

Federal Child and Family Services Reviews Technical Bulletin #14

The changes outlined in this Technical Bulletin aim to maintain state accountability for achieving meaningful outcomes for children and families, enhance transparency and public accountability, reduce administrative burden, and provide ...