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February 16, 2023

Assistant Secretary of Administration for Children and Families on 2023 Priorities

February 15, 2023 January Contreras, Assistant Secretary, interviewed with The Imprint on the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 2023 priorities. You can find the full article by Michael Fitzgerald ...

February 16, 2023

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Announce Post Award Forum for PA’s 1115 Demonstration for Former Foster Care Youth and Substance Use Disorder

Opportunity to provide comments on progress

February 14, 2023

Medical Assistance (MA) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Pandemic Continuous Coverage to End on 4/1/23

Important resources to pass along to anyone that may be affected

February 10, 2023

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Opportunity: Resources to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for Children & Youth at Risk for Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED)

2/10/23 Just released: Please see the information below regarding a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Grant Opportunity that is currently available: SAMHSA will award approximately 26 applicants ...

February 10, 2023

PA Needs More Mental, Behavioral Healthcare Workers

Provider Perspective

February 10, 2023

Human Trafficking Prevention: Resources for Child Welfare Providers

The Administration for Children and Families released a memorandum, Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care (ACF-IM-22-01), meant to elevate resources ...

February 3, 2023

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Nonprofit Security Grand Fund Program Spring 2023

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has opened the solicitation for the FY22-23 Spring 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program, which is a grant program (awards range from ...

February 1, 2023

Juvenile Justice Updates

The Juvenile Court Judges' Commission (JCJC) released the latest recidivism report, highlighting Pennsylvania's juvenile justice recidivism rate of 11.7% for youth ending supervision in 2019, the lowest it has been ...

February 1, 2023

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Funding Opportunity Announcement

Telehealth technology and training

January 27, 2023

OCYF Announces Changes to Fatality/Near Fatality Process

On January 27, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Children, Youth & Families (OCYF) released the following announcement outlining changes to the Act 33 process, effective February 1: ...