News and Announcements

Find out what's in the news about CFF, including the latest reports and presentations, special awards, new projects, upcoming events and corporate updates.

Reserve your seat today for the Family Drug Court Learning Academy: Module 4 - Engagement and Retention Webinar, September 8, 2010, 9:00-11:00am PST

08/02/2010

Registration for the Family Drug Court Online Learning Academy: Module 4 - Engagement and Retention webinar now open.

Video playback from the Family Drug Court Learning Academy: Module 2 - Principles of Collaborative Practice now available

07/22/2010

If you missed the webinar, you can view the webinar presentation and download the materials.

Registration for the Family Drug Court Online Learning Academy: Module 3 - Screening and Assessment webinar now open

07/08/2010

Reserve your seat today for the Family Drug Court Learning Academy: Module 3 - Screening and Assessment Webinar, August 3, 2010, 9:00-11:00am PST.

New Child Welfare Training Toolkit now available

03/01/2010

Helping Child Welfare Workers Support Families with Substance Use, Mental, and Co-Occurring Disorders, a child welfare toolkit launches on the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare website

The Family Drug Court On-Line Learning Academy for family drug court professionals launches this spring

02/01/2010

Children and Family Futures awarded the Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program Grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

10/12/2009

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) awards CFF Project Director with an appreciation for outstanding tenure on the National Advisory

12/01/2008

Ken DeCerchio was recognized for his support, advice and insight during his tenure on the National Advisory Council.

County of Orange presents CFF founders with county resolution

11/01/2008

First District County Supervisor Janet Nguyen presents Dr. Nancy K. Young and Sid Gardner with a County Resolution recognizing CFF's contribution to children and families in Orange County and across the country at 7th Annual Community Forum on the Conditions of Children in Orange County.

Irvine Community Drug Prevention and its partner the Irvine Prevention Coalition awards CFF President with the Outstanding Supporter of Prevention Award

06/01/2008

Sid Gardner receives the Outstanding Support of Prevention Award recognizing his contribution to the City of Irvine at the City of Irvine Council Meeting.

The National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors awards CFF Executive Director with the Directors Robert E. Anderson Service Award

06/01/2008

Dr. Nancy K. Young receives the award in recognition of her distinguished contributions in the field of addiction, research, training, and evaluation.

The National Association for Children of Alcoholics honors CFF Executive Director

04/01/2008

Dr. Nancy K. Young receives honors and thanks for serving as a voice for children and families afflicted by alcoholism and other drug dependencies.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families, Children's Bureau awards CFF with the support contract to the Targeted Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affect

09/01/2007

CFF, in partnership with Planning and Learning Technologies (Pal-Tech) and Macro International, have been awarded the contract to support the targeted grant program to regional partnerships for the purpose of improving permanency outcomes for children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse administered by the Children's Bureau. The goals of the Support Contract are to develop a performance measurement system in collaboration with the grantees; provide programmatic and evaluation-related technical assistance to grantees; assess and analyze data submitted on grantee performance indicators; and provide various reports including legislatively required outcome reports to Congress.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Children's Bureau's Office on Chi

09/01/2007

Jointly awarded by the Children's Bureau and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, this contract expands the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare's scope to implement strategic communication and technical assistance methods ensuring that target audiences receive and translate information to practice and policy change.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families awards CFF with Outstanding Contractor Award

10/01/2006

The Administration for Children and Families presents CFF with the 2006 Outstanding Contractor Award in recognition of its work on behalf of children and families. The Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., presented the award to Dr. Nancy K. Young at the ACF Assistant Secretary Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 5, 2006.