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The national child trauma stress network

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S. The NCTSN is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and coordinated by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS).


familyfirstact.org

In 2020, the Family Centered Treatment Foundation became a partner with familyfirstact.org. The Family First Act provides a historic opportunity for stakeholders to re-envision the child welfare system and how it serves children and families.

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SAMHSA

In 2018, the FCT Foundation was awarded a 5 year federal SAMHSA grant sponsored by the National Child Trauma Stress Network. This grant, totally nearly $2 million dollars is designed to promote and enhance family systems traumatic services to families across the country.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.


RAND

RAND is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. Long recognized as one of the world’s premier research organizations, RAND produces work of enduring value—research and analysis that is prized and respected for its quality, innovation, comprehensiveness, and objectivity.

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The Duke Endowment

Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits.

Located in Charlotte, N.C., the Endowment seeks to fulfill the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th century.


Global Implementation Society

The purpose of the Global Implementation Society (GIS) is to promote and establish coherent and collaborative approaches to implementation practice, science, and policy. The GIS promotes the development and integration of effective implementation, improvement, and scaling practices in human service settings in order to improve outcomes for children, families, individuals, and communities worldwide.

 
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Duke center for child and family policy

The Duke Center for Child and Family Policy pursues science-based solutions to important problems affecting today’s children and families. The Center emphasizes the bridge from research to policy and practice through an integrated system of research, teaching, service and policy engagement.


University of Maryland school of social work

As result of effective work by FCT service providers in Maryland, the Maryland Child and Adolescent Innovations Institute recognized Family Centered Treatment ® as an Evidence-based/Promising  Practice

University of Maryland School of Social Work was created in 1961 and has grown to become one of the largest and most respected schools of social work in America.

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Indiana University School of Social Work

The Indiana University School of Social Work provides the full continuum of social work education, including degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels. The School is committed to extending this nearly 100 year tradition of excellence and leadership.


duke margolis center for health policy

The Robert J. Margolis, MD, Center for Health Policy was established in January 2016 with a $16.5 million gift from Duke medical school alumnus Robert J. Margolis and his wife Lisa, through the Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation. Duke-Margolis catalyzes Duke University's leading capabilities including interdisciplinary academic research and capacity for education and engagement, to inform policy making and implementation for better health and health care.

The Center's Mission is to improve health and the value of health care through practical, innovative, and evidence-based policy solutions.

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Coalition for Juvenile Justice

In 2013, FCT was listed as a Resource in the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Justice Monitor. Each month, the Juvenile Justice Monitor offers state and national juvenile justice news from the Coalition for Juvenile Justice. A typical monthly issue includes federal policy updates and alerts, news about CJJ conferences and events, news from the SAG regional coalitions, CJJ Board of Directors and committee news, National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) news, and other events and resources. Additionally, the FCT model has been featured in a webinar sponsored by the CJJ.


Indiana Department of Child Services

In 2012, FCT was selected as a model of choice to be implemented as part of the state of Indiana Department of Child Services Comprehensive Home Based Services (title IV-e prevention services) Request For Proposal (RFP) initiative. The purpose of this RFP was to select vendors/providers that could implement the FCT model to all 18 regions and corresponding 92 local offices in the State of Indiana..

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NC Department of Public Safety

Since 2007, FCT has been a model program for use in North Carolina through the Juvenile Crime Prevention Counsels. 

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety partners with Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils in each county to galvanize community leaders, locally and statewide, to reduce and prevent juvenile crime. Through its Community Program Section, The North Carolina Department of Public Safety/Division of Juvenile Justice works to provide the State of North Carolina with a comprehensive strategy that helps prevent and reduce juvenile crime and delinquency. This strategy focuses to strengthen families, promote delinquency prevention, support core social institutions, intervene immediately and effectively when delinquent behavior occurs, and identifying and controling the small group of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders in the local communities.


North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance

In 2015, FCT was identified by multiple Managed Care Organizations as well as the North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) within North Carolina as a standalone (in lieu of) service to be provided to individuals and families involved in child welfare, juvenile justice, residential settings, and mental health systems of care. In 2011, FCT was formally designated as a Family Therapy model option eligible for providers as part of the (DMA) Intensive In Home Service Definition.

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The Kempe Center

The Kempe Center was the first of its kind, established in 1972 to better understand and prevent child maltreatment and to serve affected children and their families. For the past 48 years, Kempe has promoted understanding, knowledge and best practices to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect locally, nationally and internationally.

Today we honor our legacy while looking ahead for ways to transform our field. It is our mission to improve the lives of children and families. We believe that abuse and neglect are preventable and people are resilient. We are curious. We take a stand. We test assumptions. Our leadership in advocacy, research, education and clinical work drives innovative strategies that transform the field. Through our work we strengthen families, communities and the systems that serve them. We are a catalyst, connecting people, information and best practices to translate knowledge into action.

Our vision is a world without abuse and neglect.


National Foster Parent Association

The National Foster Parent Association is a non-profit, volunteer organization established in 1972 as a result of the concerns of several independent groups that felt the country needed a national organization to meet the needs of foster families in the United States.

Today, NFPA has grown from an original group of 926 foster parents, 210 social workers and 59 other professionals to an organization that represents thousands of foster families nationwide through foster parent affiliates.

This mission of the NFPA is to be a respected national voice for foster, kinship, and adoptive families through networking, education, and advocacy.

 

 

Texas alliance of child and family Services

Our mission is to strengthen and continuously improve the services, practices, and care for at-risk children, youth, and families. We achieve this mission through education and research, collaboration, and advocacy.

Through compassionate and quality care, continuous improvement and innovation, and strengthening networks of care, our vision is to build communities that provide each child and family the opportunity for a bright future.

Family Focused Treatment Association

In 1988, the Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA) was founded to develop, promote and support treatment foster care.

Our impact today
• Over the years, we’ve grown to become the only national, nonprofit association representing treatment foster care programs across North America.
• We have 470 member agencies located in nearly every U.S. state and Canadian province.
• FFTA member agencies provide treatment foster care services to more than 50,000 children and youth each year.

 
 

Creating a Family

Creating a Family is the national adoption & foster care education and support nonprofit. Our mission is to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.  Our vision is that every adopted and foster child has a family who understands their unique gifts and challenges and is equipped to help them thrive. All of our resources are expert-based and trauma-informed.