Resources, Forms & Trainings

As the Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First) comes into effect in Colorado, child welfare staff need to understand and have the tools to accurately enter child and family data in Trails. This tipsheet provides guidance on data entry.

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 practice. This Family First legal guide seeks to meet that request.

This town hall recording focuses on the role of CANS assessments in Family First.

Checklist used by Licensing to review RCCF Shelter Care Youth files

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

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).

This letter from the Department of Health and Human Services provides clarification about the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) requirements for Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs), Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program facilities (STRTPs) in California and their intersection with the Medicaid Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion.

This letter concerns California’s implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act1 (FFPSA) requirements for Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs).

This document provides a detailed flow chart that shows the process for adding QRTP Designation to an RCCF license

This document provides a detailed flow chart that demonstrates the process for moving from Specialized Group Facility (SGF) to Residential Child Care Facility (RCCF)

This flowchart shows the key steps in the OBH Trauma Informed Care Model Review process.

This flow chart highlights when (in the process of gaining QRTP designation) residential child care reviews will take place.