Insights on Child Welfare and Family Support Initiatives Amid COVID-19
Dr. Marisa Morin, a developmental psychologist, discusses child welfare, foster care, and other critical issues in a webinar series by the Family Focused Treatment Association. The content covers updates on CARES Act funding, ACF program instructions, national reunification month, state of babies yearbook, and resources from Save the Children. Stay informed on important child-focused initiatives during the pandemic.
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Responding to COVID-19 A Webinar Series Presented By The Family Focused Treatment Association
Week 12: Latest News from The Hill
Dr. Marisa Morin is the Senior Advisor on Children and Families for the Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon. Her portfolio includes child welfare (including foster care, adoption, child care, child support), early childhood issues, and immigration through oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Morin is a developmental psychologist with research expertise in family contexts, parenting, and parent-based programs and services. Prior to joining the Committee, she worked for the National Center for Children and Families, and in partnership with MDRC, evaluated the quality of parent-child play interactions for a national evaluation of home visiting programs (MIECHV) and for an evaluation of responsible fatherhood programs (Building Bridges and Bonds). Dr. Morin earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and M.S. in Applied Statistics at Teachers College, Columbia University and her B.A. in Psychology and English with a minor in Education, Inquiry, and Justice at Georgetown University. Dr. Marisa Morin
June 8th-ACF Program Instruction: The PI provides information on the allowable use of the funding and actions states, tribes and territories must take to report on planned and actual use of Title IV-B funds. Agencies must submit a brief narrative describing the agency s planned use of the supplemental funding by July 10, 2020. https://www.dropbox.com/s/l09pjvv67cayop4/ACYF- CB-PI-20- 11%20on%20CARES%20Act%20CWS%20Funding.pd f?dl=0 State allotments CARES Act IV-B 1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1njrl745xg76evr/PI-20- 11%20Attachment%20A%20- %202020%20CWS%20CARES%20Act%20IV-B- 1%20Allotments.pdf?dl=0 Updates and Guidance
Resources and Data June is National Reunification Month: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/child_law/project-areas/national- reunification-month/ State of Babies Yearbook 2020: https://stateofbabies.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/06/State-of-Babies-Yearbook-2020.pdf : Equity Brief: https://stateofbabies.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Maternal-and-Child-Health- Inequities-Emerge-Even-Before-Birth.pdf FirstFocus on Children 3rdannual Children s Week June 14-20: https://firstfocus.org/news/childrens-week-2020
Resources and Data Save the Children released Land of Inopportunity: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/media-and-news/2020-press- releases/americas-most-disadvantaged-counties-for-kids How are states distributing and tracking stimulus funds? https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in- dc/publications-and-resources/state-oversight-of-federal-stimulus-funds.aspx State Legislator resource guide around COVID-19, Kinship Care and Foster Care: https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/child-welfare-system-covid-19- resources.aspx#1
Resources CarePortal to help kids and families most affected by COVI-19: https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/CarePortal-to-Help-Kids-and-Families- Most-Affected-by-COVID-19--24587?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Campaign for Trauma Informed Policy and Practice: http://www.ctipp.org/nationaltraumacampaign/ FFTA Forums: www.ffta.org National Council of State Legislatures: www.ncsl.org
Treva Johnson FFTA National Public Policy Director tjohnson@ffta.org www.ffta.org
