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Family First Prevention Act The portion of congregate care costs that is not reimbursed by the federal government currently is just over 60 percent. Most of this is paid for by counties and tribes. 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 3

Family First Prevention Services Act Prevent Out of Home Placement Promote Family Preservation 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 4

Family First Prevention Act 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 5

Family First Prevention Services Act Overdue Federal investments in prevention for children at risk of foster care 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 6

Family First Prevention Services Act Federal Funds targeted for children in foster family homes, or qualified residential treatment programs 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 7

Family First Prevention Services Act New funds for preventing children from entering foster care; restricting federal funds for group care (take effect FY 2020) 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 8

Family First Prevention Services Act Helps address opioids and other substance abuse 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 9

Family First Prevention Services Act Supports Youth transitioning from care 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 10

Family First Prevention Services Act Promotes permanent families for children 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 11

Family First Prevention Services Act Investments to keep children safely with families 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 12

Family First Prevention Services Act Timeline 2018 2019 Title IV-E Adoption Assistance income eligibility State licensing requirements standards plans to HHS children under 2, reinstated until State option to use IV-E 2024 Adoption and Legal funds Federal Financial Guardianship Incentive Participation rate of 50 Payment program Develop electronic percent for evidence reauthorized through interstate case based prevention FY 2021 processing services and programs Funds to support systems that are promising, recruitment and supported, and or well retention of high quality supported foster families Title IV-E is renamed Part E – Federal Payments for Foster Care, Prevention, and Permanency 9/8/2021 HHS will establish national prevention services measures 2026 States and tribes will New restrictions on IV be reimbursed at -E foster care Federal Medical payments Assistance Percentage for evidence based prevention services and programs are Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 2027 Electronic interstate case –processing system 13

Family First Prevention Services Act - Concerns Use and payment for congregate care Definitions and access to evidence based services Goal of Prevention throughout 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 14

Child Welfare in Minnesota Jim Koppel, February 21 st, 2018 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 15

Child Welfare in Minnesota and across the country • Other states chosen for comparison: • Wisconsin • Ohio • Colorado 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 16

Reporting of maltreatment to child protection 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 17

Maltreatment reports that are screened in 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 18

Children where maltreatment was found to have occurred 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 19

Disproportionality in child welfare in Minnesota 9/8/2021 10 times more likely than White children to be found to • Native American children were have been maltreated. • African American/Black children were to have been maltreated. • Native American children were out-of-home care. • African American/Black children were experience out-of-home care. 4 times more likely than White children to be found 17 times more likely than White children to experience 5 times more likely than White children to Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 20

Fatalities as a result of maltreatment 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 21

Caseloads affect performance on key indicators As caseloads increase, it takes workers more time to make their first face to face contact with children involved in screened-in child protection reports 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 22

Federal, state and local contributions to child welfare 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 23

Increased demand on Minnesota’s Child Welfare Training System 9/8/2021 Minnesota Department of Human Services | mn. gov/dhs 24