For decades, the child welfare system has relied on traditional (often manual) processes to protect vulnerable children and support struggling families. The system operated with significant limitations, which made timely interventions challenging. While dedicated professionals worked tirelessly to navigate these limitations, inefficiencies and inconsistencies often led to gaps in care.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Parents, Families, Agencies & Admin
Raising a child with serious behavioral challenges can feel overwhelming, but Multisystemic Therapy (MST) can help. Unlike many interventions that focus solely on the child, MST programs take a community-based, evidence-driven approach that treats the family as a whole system.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Parents, Families, Agencies & Admin, engagement
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a highly effective, evidence-based intervention that addresses adverse behaviors in young people, particularly those exhibiting delinquent behavior.
Grounded in principles that target various systems in a young person's life—such as family, school, peers, and community—MST provides a comprehensive approach to treatment, focusing on long-term behavioral change. Maintaining fidelity ensures that MST consistently delivers positive outcomes across these diverse systems and settings.
Topics: Juvenile Justice Reform, Multisystemic Therapy, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Parents, Agencies & Admin, Juvenile Justice
For decades, wilderness camps for teens have promised life-changing results for teens who are at risk or troubled. Marketed as a last resort for desperate parents, these juvenile delinquency programs claim to rehabilitate teenagers dealing with behavioral issues, substance abuse, and mental health challenges. But beneath these promises lies a much darker reality.
Topics: Juvenile Justice Reform, Multisystemic Therapy, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Parents, Agencies & Admin, Juvenile Justice
Substance misuse within families is a significant and growing concern within the child welfare system. The challenges are multifaceted and deeply entrenched, often leading to devastating outcomes for both parents and their children. According to recent data, parental substance use is a contributing factor in approximately 26% of substantiated cases of child maltreatment and plays a role in over one-third of cases where a child is removed from the home.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Substance Abuse, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Parents, Agencies & Admin
Trauma-informed care recognizes the widespread impact of trauma and emphasizes the need for understanding, compassion, and empowerment in providing support to individuals with trauma and IDD.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, evidence-based, Developmental Disability, Agencies & Admin, Disability
Tasmania Police has been recognised for its implementation of a program aimed at diverting at-risk youth from repeat offending.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, cultural responsiveness, evidence-based, Agencies & Admin
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Intellectual disability, often referred to as intellectual developmental disorder (IDD), encompasses a range of cognitive impairments affecting an individual's adaptive functioning and intellectual abilities. It's crucial to understand that intellectual disabilities aren't merely a singular characteristic but a diverse spectrum of challenges that can profoundly impact an individual's life.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, evidence-based, Families, Agencies & Admin, Disability
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) is historic legislation with a noble and critical goal. It prioritizes family preservation and the well-being of young people by decreasing the necessity for placing children in foster care.
The FFPSA expands how states can spend certain Social Security funds by allowing states to allocate funds to evidence-based practices and programs offering various treatment and prevention services to children and families in the child welfare system.
The FFPSA Clearinghouse categorizes these evidence-based programs across levels—the top rating being "well-supported." But what does this mean? Why does it matter? What are the benefits? And how can you select and implement a well-supported program?
We'll answer these questions to understand not just the "what" but the “why" behind the importance of well-supported services that can transform the lives of children and families.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, Child Welfare, evidence-based, Agencies & Admin
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) was created to protect and empower children in the welfare system.
While previously, states could only use certain Social Security funds to finance foster care, the FFPSA allows states to use these funds to provide parental training, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment for children and their families in the child welfare system. The FFPSA empowers families at risk of separation, thus reducing the need for children to be placed in foster care.
Topics: Multisystemic Therapy, evidence-based, Family, Agencies & Admin, Juvenile Justice
