Children and Family Futures

Strengthening Partnerships,
Improving Family Outcomes

MISSION

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

More About Who We Are

children have parents who need treatment for a substance use disorder¹

children entered foster care during the 2018 fiscal year²

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 or at the top of the page.

	Family Centered Approach Modules – To help communities move toward family-centered care, the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) prepared a three-part series of companion modules on implementing a family-centered approach.
	NCSACW developed the *Building Collaborative Capacity Series* to provide states and communities with strategies to create cross-systems collaborative teams, communication protocols, and practice innovations. These strategies aim to improve screening, assessment, and engagement to best serve families affected by substance use disorders (SUDs) and child welfare service involvement.
	Discover the latest cohort of the FTC Training and Technical Assistance Program’s Peer Learning Court (PLC) Program! – The Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF), with support from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), hosts the National Family Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance (FTC TTA) Peer Learning Court (PLC) Program. After rigorous review, the program recently selected eight FTCs as mentor courts in the PLC Program.
	Supporting Children Affected by Parental Methamphetamine Use – NCSACW has released two tip sheets on methamphetamine. The first one, Supporting Children Affected by Parental Methamphetamine Use explores the effects parental use has on a child’s health and wellbeing.
	Strategies to Support Parents with Methamphetamine Use Disorder and Their Families – The second tip sheet, Strategies to Support Parents with Methamphetamine Use Disorder and Their Families provides facts about effective treatment strategies.
	Exploring Civil Rights Protections for Individuals in Recovery from an Opioid Use Disorder a Five-Part Video and Webinar Series – The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), together with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), created a training series to provide information to child welfare and court professionals about federal disability rights protections that apply to some parents with an opioid or other substance use disorder who are involved with child welfare.

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	The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) *Working with Adolescents: Practice Tips and Resource Guide* offers tips for child welfare workers, treatment providers, and other professionals.
	*Putting Ideas into Action – Knowledge Application Series* provides nine lessons from the Prevention and Family Recovery Initiative funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Duke Endowment.
	*Dialogue with the Expert* with Carla Carter from the Office of Civil Rights will discuss the latest medication-assisted resource, Exploring Civil Rights Protections for Individuals in Recovery from an Opioid Use Disorder, a five-part video and webinar series.

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) Working with Adolescents: Practice Tips and Resource Guide offers tips for child welfare workers, treatment providers, and other professionals.

Putting Ideas into Action – Knowledge Application Series provides nine lessons from the Prevention and Family Recovery Initiative funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Duke Endowment.

Dialogue with the Expert with Carla Carter from the Office of Civil Rights will discuss the latest medication-assisted resource, Exploring Civil Rights Protections for Individuals in Recovery from an Opioid Use Disorder, a five-part video and webinar series.

FOCUS AREAS

Lipari RN, & Van Horn SL (2017). Children living with parents who have a substance use disorder.
United States. (2019). The AFCARS report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau.
McCance-Katz, E. F. (2018). The National Survey on Drug Use and Health: 2018.

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