1 Child Maltreatment Prevention Federal Funding and Agency Priorities National Network of Family Support & Strengthening Networks Convening June 22, 2012 Melissa Lim Brodowski Children’s Bureau Administration for Children, Youth and Families US Department of Health and Human Services

2 Presentation Overview Overview of OCAN/CB Federal Funding basics ACYF and CB priorities Prevention resources

3 Administration for Children and Families

4 Administration on Children, Youth and Families

5 Children’s Bureau (CB) and the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) The CB is within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), USDHHS OCAN provides leadership and direction in issues related to child maltreatment and prevention under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. –Two formula grant programs: Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program and the Children’s Justice Act For more information, visit: CB Centennial website:

6 6 Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Multi-level Prevention Strategies –Supporting State and local prevention activities through CBCAP –Building the evidence base on effective prevention programs through our research and demonstration grant activities –Providing education and awareness at the national level –Enhancing Federal Interagency partnerships and collaboration

7 Core Federal Activities 1.Direct funding for program and services 2.Knowledge generation and dissemination 3.Technical Assistance and support to States and communities

8 Type of Federal Funding Vehicles Grants –Formula grants to States –Discretionary grants (competitive) Cooperative Agreements –Special type of grant with more requirements Contracts –Work on behalf of the government

9 Formula Grants Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Program (Title II of CAPTA) visit: (with state contacts) Promoting Safe and Stable Families (Title IV-B, Subpart 2 of Social Security Act) visit: ndex.htm#state ndex.htm#state State contacts: _ID=7&rate_chno= _ID=7&rate_chno=

10 Discretionary Grants HHS Forecast to see planned funding announcements (FOAs): For published/open FOAs: For CB, ACYF, ACF FOAs:

11 Open Funding Announcements Child Welfare - Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational StabilityChild Welfare - Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational Stability Child Welfare - Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare InvolvementChild Welfare - Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement Family Connection Grants: Comprehensive Residential Family Treatment ProjectsFamily Connection Grants: Comprehensive Residential Family Treatment Projects Family Connection Grants: Child Welfare/TANF Collaboration in Kinship Navigation ProgramsFamily Connection Grants: Child Welfare/TANF Collaboration in Kinship Navigation Programs Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Substance AbuseRegional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Substance Abuse Family Connection Grants: Combination Family-finding/Family Group Decision-making ProjectsFamily Connection Grants: Combination Family-finding/Family Group Decision-making Projects Initiative to Improve Access to Needs-Driven, Evidence-Based/Evidence- informed Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Child WelfareInitiative to Improve Access to Needs-Driven, Evidence-Based/Evidence- informed Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Child Welfare Partnerships to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare SystemPartnerships to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of Supportive Housing for Families in the Child Welfare System

12 Other Federal Agencies Office of Head Start Office of Child Care Office of Family Assistance Office of Community Services Administration on Native Americans Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Maternal and Child Health Bureau Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

13 The Seven Steps to Sustainability Inventory current funding Document the effectiveness of the innovation in outcomes and costs to prospective funders Identify potential sources for future funding Select priority options for new funding Select priority options for redirected funding Assess sustainability options in terms of political and community support Institutionalization From Sid Gardner, CFF

14 Administration Priorities Evidence-based policy & Child and Family Well-Being

15 OMB & Evidence-Based Policy Act on what we know Test new ideas and learn from what we do Use what we learn to change course based on what we know Robert Gordon, OMB, Welfare Research Conference 2010

16 Use of Evidence and Evaluation in 2014 Budget Low-cost evaluation using administrative data Expand evaluation in existing programs Measurement of cost and cost per outcome Infusing evidence into grant making (including formula grants and discretionary grants) Link to full OMB memo: 14.pdf 14.pdf

17 Why care about economic evaluation? Maximizing outcomes is important Maximizing costs is important too Resources are limited, so hard decisions about resource allocation must be made. Demonstrates the value provided from the resources expended (return on investment). Cost dimensions for evaluation must be part of sustainability efforts

18 Information Memorandum: Promoting Social and Emotional Well-being for Children and Youth Receiving Child Welfare Services Available at:

19 A framework for well-being Environmental Supports Personal Characteristic s Developmental Stage (e.g., early childhood, latency) Cognitive Functioning Physical Health and Development Emotional/ Behavioral Functioning Social Functioning The framework identifies four basic domains of well being: (a) cognitive functioning, (b) physical health and development, (c) behavioral/emotional functioning, and (d) social functioning. Within each domain, the characteristics of healthy functioning relate directly to how children and youth navigate their daily lives: how they engage in relationships, cope with challenges, and handle responsibilities.

20 Measuring Outcomes, Not Just Services “Our goal in facilitating innovation and experimentation in child welfare programs through waiver demonstrations is to improve outcomes for children and, thus, we encourage States to consider whether funding flexibility and improvements in the service strategies for children both at risk of foster care placement and those already placed outside the home could lead to better outcomes for children” (ACYF-CB-IM-12-05). Measuring Services How many children received…? How many hours of training were delivered? What percent of children got…? Measuring Outcomes Are trauma symptoms reduced? Did services increase relationship skills? Do children have healthier coping strategies?

21 Functional Assessment Evidence-Based Trauma, Mental Health & Parenting Interventions Trauma ScreeningGeneric Counseling Generic Independent Living Skills Training Parenting Classes RESEARCH-BASED APPROACHES INEFFECTIVE APPROACHES De-scaling what doesn’t work Investing in what does De-scaling What Doesn’t Work, Scaling Up What Does

22 Purpose of Title IV-E Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Projects Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project is designed to accomplish one or more of the following goals:  Increase permanency for all infants, children, and youth by reducing the time in foster placements when possible and promoting a successful transition to adulthood for older youth.  Increase positive outcomes for infants, children, youth, and families in their homes and communities, including tribal communities, and improve the safety and well- being of infants, children, and youth.  Prevent child abuse and neglect and the re-entry of infants, children, and youth into foster care. See:

23 ACYF Protective Factors Contract Project Tasks and Processes 1. Conduct a systematic literature review to identify protective factors across five ACYF populations: Children and youth who are 1) victims of child abuse or neglect; 2) runaway and/or homeless; 3) in or transitioning from foster care; 4) exposed to domestic or community violence; and 5) at risk of becoming pregnant and/or parenting teens and their children 2.Develop a protective factors framework and/or tool that will be useful to policymakers, practitioners, and consumers 3.Outline recommendations research agenda to address issues related to protective factors and ACYF populations and services

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28 Archive of Plenary sessions and selected workshops, visit:

29 “To grow impact is to not go it alone. It requires strategy, planning, collaboration, and intentional investment. The complexity of connection demands careful attention to the “ecosystem” of context and implementation.” From “What do we mean by Scale?”, February 2011 article by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

30 “…If we seize this opportunity, we can recast the way we’ve been doing things for many years, and move to new approaches that are fundamentally collaborative, that reward imagination and invention, that are technologically savvy, and most important, absolutely focused on the well-being of our families.” Former Assistant Secretary David Hansell at ACF

31 Contact Information & Resources Melissa Lim Brodowski Prevention Specialist Office on Child Abuse and Neglect Children’s Bureau phone: Websites: Child Welfare Information Gateway – Prevention page FRIENDS National Resource Center National Quality Improvement Center on Early Childhood Strengthening Families Supporting Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Prevention Child Maltreatment The Finance Project