MISSION

Children and Family Futures strives to prevent child abuse and neglect while improving safety, permanency, well-being, and recovery outcomes for all children, parents and families affected by trauma, substance use and mental health disorders.

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More than 21 million children in the United States lived with a parent who misused substances, and more than 2 million lived with a parent who had a substance use disorder1
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186,602 children entered foster care during the 2022 fiscal year2
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85.4% of those who need treatment services for a substance use disorder do not receive them3

EXPERTISE

Research & Evaluation

Conducting research and evaluation to measure program outcomes and effectiveness

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Technical Assistance

Helping communities and programs build on their strengths to improve the lives of children and families

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Training

Providing multidisciplinary and tailored trainings to help professionals build their knowledge and strengthen practice

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CFF NEWS YOU CAN USE

Through federally- and foundation-funded projects, Children and Family Futures and its small business subsidiary, Center for Children and Family Futures, produces publications, reports, technical assistance tools and web-based learning for the field. The following are featured resources from our work. For more resources or information related to a specific topic, please visit our resources page or click the “Contact Us” button below.

The ICWA Active Efforts Support Toolkit (IAST) offers guidance and learning opportunities to promote the enhancements and innovations necessary to improve outcomes for American Indian and Alaskan Native families affected by substance use. The toolkit includes the IAST Guidance Document, IAST Tool, and IAST Learning Modules.

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FOCUS AREAS

  1. Ghertner, R. (2022, November). U.S. national and state estimates of children living with parents using substances, 2015-2019. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/f34eb24c1aff645bed0a6e978c0b4d16/children-at-risk-of-sud.pdf
  2. Children’s Bureau. (2024, March 13). The AFCARS report: Preliminary FY 2022 estimates as of May 9, 2023 – No. 30. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcars-report-30.pdf
  3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2024). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP24-07-021, NSDUH Series H-59). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2023-nsduh-annual-national-report