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Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2014

This manual introduces the concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organization, system, or service sector. The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach, and offers 6 key principles and 10 implementation domains.

Resource Type: Handbook

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Title IV-E and IV-B Plans

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Last Updated: Jul 9, 2018

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction for: 1) changes to the title IV-E plan requirements as a result of the Family First Prevention Services Act that are effective as of January 1, 2018 and later; and 2) delayed effective dates for title IV-B/E plan requirements.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Prevention Services Requirements

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Last Updated: Nov 30, 2018

This Program Instruction (PI) provides instructions to state title IV-E agencies on the title IV-E prevention program requirements.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Colorado’s Family First Implementation Road Map

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Last Updated: Dec 31, 2018

This Family First Prevention Services Act Road Map is the result of the foresight and commitment of many individuals who work to serve the children, youth, and families of Colorado (CO). Leaders at all levels representing state, county, and stakeholder perspectives dedicated countless hours to this effort with the hopes…

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Annie E Casey Family First Communication Toolkit

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Last Updated: Feb 4, 2019

A downloadable toolkit to help child welfare leaders, advocates, private providers and others talk about Family First and its intended outcomes.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Information Memo Foster Home Standards (Federal)

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Last Updated: Feb 4, 2019

This Information Memorandum (IM) issues National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards.

Resource Type: Memo

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Transitional Payments for Prevention Services

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Last Updated: Jul 18, 2019

This Program Instruction (PI) instructs states on the procedures for transitional payments for title IV-E prevention services and programs.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Information Memo Family Engagement (Federal)

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Last Updated: Aug 1, 2019

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to demonstrate that family and youth voice are critical to a well-functioning child welfare system and to strongly encourage all public child welfare agencies, dependency courts, and Court Improvement Programs to work together to ensure that family and youth voice are central…

Resource Type: Memo

Issue: Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Family First Implementation Team – 2019

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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2019

This folder contains meeting agendas, minutes and other related documents from 2019 Implementation Team meetings.

Resource Type: Agendas, Meeting Notes, Minutes

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First Implementation Team – Racial Equity Documents

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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2020

This folder contains documents that focus on ways that Family First can be utilized to advance racial equity.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Tool for Engaging the Legal Community in Implementing Family First

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Last Updated: Jun 6, 2020

This tool helps child welfare professionals, both within and outside the legal community, understand, value, and address legal implications of the Act to further the legislation’s goal of ensuring children live in families.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First Implementation Team – 2020

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Last Updated: Jun 12, 2020

This folder contains meeting agendas, minutes and other related documents from 2020 Implementation Team meetings.

Resource Type: Agendas, Meeting Notes, Minutes

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures

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Last Updated: Aug 26, 2020

This handbook provides a detailed description of the standards used to identify and review programs and services for the Prevention Services Clearinghouse. It also provides a detailed description of the procedures followed by the staff of the Prevention Services Clearinghouse (which is part of the Administration for Children and Families).

Resource Type: Handbook

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First 101 Town Hall

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2020

This town hall recording introduces the fundamental components of Family First.

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

The Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018: A Guide for the Legal Community

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Last Updated: Dec 1, 2020

In 2019, the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law surveyed over 500 legal professionals about what they needed to better understand and implement the Family First Act. Most respondents (84%) said they would like an overview of the Act and clearer information about how it affects legal…

Resource Type: Handbook

Issue: Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First Training Request Form

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Last Updated: Jan 15, 2021

This is a Google form intended to gather input on specific Family First training needs/interests.

Resource Type: Form

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Candidacy Scenarios Video Introduction

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Last Updated: Mar 10, 2021

This 4-minute video introduces the Family First Candidacy tipsheet.

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Senate Bill 19-222: Comprehensive Plan to Strengthen and Expand the Behavioral Health Saftey Net System

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Last Updated: Apr 1, 2021

This report summarizes a proposal of Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) that strengthens and expands the safety net system that provides behavioral health services to individuals with severe behavioral health disorders, including individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Putting Families First Presentation

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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021

}Recorded Video of the 2021 Convening Overview of Family First presentation to all judical and legal community partners

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Judicial/Legal, Other

Putting Families First

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Last Updated: Jun 8, 2021

This 1 hour and 14 minute video is a recording of the "Welcome and Plenary Session" of the 2021 Colorado Convening on Children, Youth and Families. In this panel discussion different experts discuss the importance of putting families first.

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Home Visiting Investment Plan

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Last Updated: Jun 24, 2021

The plan calls for additional funding, innovation, workforce development, outreach, marketing efforts, and deep partnerships through coalition building in order to build this expanded capacity. Implementation of the recommendations that follow will be done in coordination with local, state and federal government; elected leaders; local communities; families; advocates; funders; researchers;…

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First 101 Presentation

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Last Updated: Jun 24, 2021

PDF slides of the the presentation that introduces basic components of FFPSA implementation in Colorado.

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Family First Juvenile Justice Reform Flowchart

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Last Updated: Jun 30, 2021

PDF document with flow chart tool

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Strategy for the Evidence-Based Aspects of the Family First Service Continuum

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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2021

This report serves as a strategy for the state as well as a framework that regions can use to develop local service arrays.

Resource Type: Report

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

SB19-108 and Family First: presentation materials

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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2021

This is a PDF slide presentation on SB19-108 and Family First

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

SB19-108 and Family First: Follow Up Q&A

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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2021

PDF document with questions and answers from SB19-108 and Family First presentation

Resource Type: Other

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Family First and Juvenile Justice Reform SB19-108 Informational Event Materials

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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2021

}In July 2021, judicial and delinquency partners in the 18th judicial district (Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties) hosted an event to increase knowledge of system reform efforts around Family First and Juvenile Justice Reform SB19-108. The event recording, presentation materials, and follow-up Q&A are available as a resource to…

Resource Type: Other

Issue: — — Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Judicial/Legal

Training and Resources: SB19-108 and Family First

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Last Updated: Aug 4, 2021

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Prevention Services, Provider Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session One (Powerpoint)

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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2021

Powerpoint - Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session One Topics included: The difference between traditional IV-E and Family First IV-E Colorado’s Children’s Trust Fund Act Intersections of Core and the Trust Fund.

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session One

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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2021

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session One Topics included: The difference between traditional IV-E and Family First IV-E Colorado’s Children’s Trust Fund Act Intersections of Core and the Trust Fund.

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Two (Powerpoint)

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Last Updated: Aug 19, 2021

Powerpoint - Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Two Topics included: Resources for counties to understand claiming Blending & braiding of funding to support prevention services

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Two

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Last Updated: Aug 19, 2021

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Two Topics included: Resources for counties to understand claiming Blending & braiding of funding to support prevention services

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Three (Powerpoint)

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Last Updated: Aug 24, 2021

Powerpoint - Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Three Topics included: Impact of Family First claiming on prevention providers outside of Child Welfare New requirements under Family First for prevention service providers

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public, Service Providers

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Three

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Last Updated: Aug 24, 2021

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Three Topics included: Impact of Family First claiming on prevention providers outside of Child Welfare New requirements under Family First for prevention service providers

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Four (Powerpoint)

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Last Updated: Aug 31, 2021

Powerpoint - Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Four Topics included: Changes to the placement continuum & how it affects funding Review of the CDHS fiscal analysis

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Four

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Last Updated: Aug 31, 2021

Understanding Financial Claiming Under Family First: Session Four Topics included: Changes to the placement continuum & how it affects funding Review of the CDHS fiscal analysis

Resource Type: Video

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement

Audience: County Directors, General Public

Part 1 Before a Petition is Filed

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Last Updated: Sep 1, 2021

This is a PDF slide presentation on what to do before a petition is filed.

Resource Type: Presentation

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

EPB Table

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Last Updated: Sep 4, 2021

This table lists Colorado's initial proposed service array as well as anticipated future proposed services.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

Colorado Service Template Write-Up

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2021

This is an outline for documenting service information, including: description, oversight, fidelity monitoring, eligibility, etc.

Resource Type: Tool or Toolkit

Issue: Prevention Services

Audience: Service Providers

Family First Implementation Team – 2021

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Last Updated: Sep 17, 2021

This folder contains meeting agendas, minutes and other related documents from 2021 Implementation Team meetings.

Resource Type: Agendas, Meeting Notes, Minutes

Issue: Funding & Reimbursement, Independent Assessment, Prevention Services, Provider Services, Qualified Residential Treatment Program

Audience: County Directors, Service Providers

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