10 Sep 2019
5 Resources to Help You Dig into FFPSA
Just starting to peruse our Family First Resource Center site and not sure where to start? Fear not! We’ve created a list of 5 helpful tools to get you started.
27 Aug 2019
COA: Looking ahead
Watch a special message from Jody Levison-Johnson, COA’s new President & CEO, and then read on to hear more about her thoughts on what’s next for COA.
13 Aug 2019
How to Identify Quality Benchmark Data
Benchmark reports are increasingly common in the human services sector, but how do you know if this data is valuable to your organization? This blog post provides an overview of benchmarking and tips for evaluating the quality of benchmark data available to you.
23 Jul 2019
Going Beyond the Opioid Crisis: Deaths of Despair
Dr. Donald Burke cautions that “the US has experienced four decades of exponentially increasing overdose deaths, so stabilization in the next 2 to 7 years may be more of a hope than a scientific reality.” One of the reasons for this may be that our current approach to targeting the opioid crisis is like targeting the stems of a weed—no matter how much we cut off, if we don’t address the roots, the weed will just keep coming back.
09 Jul 2019
Joining Forces: 3 Opportunities for Better Law Enforcement-Human Services Collaboration
When behavioral healthcare is inaccessible, or social service systems are overburdened, communities often turn to law enforcement to fill in the gaps — sometimes leading to serious negative outcomes that can inflict trauma, injury, or death.
25 Jun 2019
30 Days to Family®: Hear from the 2018 Innovative Practices Award Winner
Find out how 30 Days to Family® is leading the charge to create stability for kids in the chaotic world of foster care.