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Note: This post was originally published in 2017. Now that it's 2020, we decided to give it an update. The
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Welcome to the Council on Accreditation (COA) blog post series Profiles in Accreditation! The organizations that COA accredits are diverse in both the communities they serve and their reasons for seeking accreditation (or
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Since Congress passed the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) in February 2018, stakeholders across the U.S. have been working to maximize the opportunity posed by this tremendous reform to our child welfare system. To ensure that
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When the Family First Prevention Services Act (H.R.253) was passed, it recognized that the best placement for children is in the least restrictive setting. This is also true for undocumented children in the custody of the Office of Refugee
READ MOREThe Role of Government Regulation
We are all impacted by government spending and regulations beyond our day-to-day work in human services. Regulations empower us as consumers to make informed decisions about our health and safety. They give us peace of mind as employees, that our
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