Comprehensive Prevention Planning

Resources

Approved County Comprehensive Prevention Plans

Summaries and full text of all approved Comprehensive Prevention Plans for California Counties.

Foundational Comprehensive Prevention Planning Information

• California’s Family First Prevention Services (FFPSA Part I) – Frequently Asked Questions (CDSS)– updated October 2023 
• Prevention Planning Acronyms and Key Terms
• California’s 5-Year State Prevention Plan (Approved April 2023)
• Comprehensive Prevention Plan Implementation Guide: Plan Development Phase
• AB 153
• ACL 22-23 (March 10, 2022) – Family First Prevention Services Program Opt-In Process, State FFPS Program Block Grant Allocation Methodology And Allowable Activities
• ACL 23-23 (February 23, 2023)
• ACIN I-73-21 (September 8, 2021) – Family First Prevention Services Act Implementation In California
• Comprehensive Prevention Plan (CPP) Review Tool
• Family First Prevention Services Program Title IV-E Agency Early Opt In Contact List (Updated May 2023)
• CDSS Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Overview website (New)
• CDSS Family First Prevention Services Act website
• Questions/Requests for assistance – Prevention Services Mailbox: ffpsapreventionservices@dss.ca.gov
  • Questions  related to FFPSA Part I, Comprehensive Prevention Planning, technical assistance, connecting with a county prevention planning team, etc.

Funding & Sustainability 

• Comprehensive Prevention Funding Guide (CDSS)
• CPP Local Spending Plan Template (.xls) (CDSS)
• ACL 23-41 (May 26, 2023) Family First Prevention Services Act, Family First Transition Act, Transition Grant And Certainty Grants, Annual Reporting Instructions, Fiscal Year 2021-2022
• California Prevention Services Funding Chart: 2022 CA Prevention Services Funding Streams – Recent Funding (CDSS)
• Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Program
  • CFL 21-/22-84 (March 11, 2022) – FY21-22 Family First Prevention Services Program General Fund allocation
  • CFL 21-22-110 (June 1, 2022) – Claiming Instructions For The County Opt-In Family First Prevention Services (FFPS) Program
• Family First Transition Act (FFTA) Guidance (overview and reporting requirements)
  • ACL 21-47 FFTA Transition Grant and Funding Certainty Grant for FFPSA
  • ACL 21-155 – Instructions for data that must be reported to the State for inclusion in the Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) required by the federal government, as well as the data required by CDSS for FFPSA strategic planning
  • State Block Grant
  • CFL 21/22-109 – Redistribution and finalization of the Family First Transition Act (FFTA) Grant Allocation 
  • Questions regarding FFTA allocations – fiscal.systems@dss.ca.gov
  • FFTA Claiming Claiming CFL 20/21-91
• CBCAP Allocations
  • CBCAP ACIN 21-22

• Alphabet Soup: A Simple Serving of Complex Concepts in Child Welfare (FMAP Explainer) (The Imprint: Youth & Family News)
• Maintenance of Effort (Bucket Slide from 6/29 Learning Forum)
• Transforming Child Welfare Services and Supports through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
• The California Children’s Trust Initiative: Financing New Approaches to Achieve Child Well-Being
• Fiscal Mapping for Early Childhood Services: Data Collection Tool (Center for Healthcare Strategies)

Community Supporting

• Shifting from Mandated Reporting to Community Supporting (OCAP/CAP Center 2023 Child Abuse Prevention Month Webinar Series, April 2023)

Governance & Collaboration

• AB2083 (System of Care) 
  • ILT (System of Care) Inquiry (1-page guide)(Comprehensive Prevention Planning Learning Series)
• Ventura County Child, Youth, and Family Wellness System Vision Brief
• Ventura County Quilt
• Ventura County Child and Family Well Being System MOU
• ACYF-CB-PI-18-10 Tribal Title IV-E Agency Requirements for Electing Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs
• Designated Tribal Agents for Notice in ICWA Cases (ICWA)
• Community Engagement Toolkit (Collective Impact Forum)
• Engaging lived expertise
  • Constituent Voice Assessment Toolkit & Best Practices (Family Voices United)
  • Family Voices United Resources (Searchable lived expertise database)
  • LEx (Lived Expertise) Leader Service Members Compensation & Support Guidelines (FosterClub)
  • Generations United Community Building
  • How can organizations assess their readiness to co-design? (Casey Family Programs) (This brief provides an overview of what it means to engage in co-design, and offers key considerations to authentically engage people with lived experience.)

Integrated Core Practice Model

• ICPM Practice Guide(DHCS/CDSS)
• ICPM Primer Videos and PDF files(CDSS)

Prevention Continuum (Primary/Secondary/Tertiary) and Primary Prevention Resources & Strategies

• OCAP Framework for Prevention
• Defining the Five Protective Factors Infographic (CTF Alliance) (English & Spanish versions)
• CDC: Social Determinants of Health
• CSSP Strengthening Families
• CalTrin Blog: Understanding and Integrating the Protective Factors Framework into Everyday Practice – Get a quick overview of the Protective Factors and resources available to better understand and integrate this framework into everyday practice.
• Center for States: Visioning for Prevention: Protecting Children Through Strengthening Families
• A Key Connection: Economic Stability and Family Well-being (Chapin Hall) 

Evidence-Based Practices 

• Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
• CA Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC)
  • Data Sources to Consider
  • CEBC Selecting & Implementing Programs
  • California’s Well Supported Programs for the FFPSA Service Array

• EBPs for inclusion can be found in California’s Five-Year State Prevention Plan (Appendix A, p. 48)
• Review of Well-Supported Programs on the Title IV-E Prevention Series Clearinghouse (CalTrin) 
• Prevention Services Inventory (Children Now) Includes programs and services that fall within one or multiple FFPSA service categories, and (1) have been reviewed or are pending review by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, or (2) have not yet been selected for review but have relevance to FFPSA and a confirmed presence in California.
• Family First Evidence-Based Practices Exploration and Cost Tool (Chapin Hall)
• Wraparound (FFPSA Part I)
  • High Fidelity Wraparound-Intensive Care Coordination Rating Announcement(UC Davis)
  • Wraparound questions: WraparoundQuestions@dss.ca.gov
• The Potential of Motivational Interviewing: Implementing a Practice that Shifts the Center of Gravity in Child Welfare (Chapin Hall)
• Introduction to Motivational Interviewing (Recording and Resources)(CalTrin)
  
• Interventions that States Plan to Use for FFPSA (Casey Family Programs)
• FFPSA Interventions for Families of Color (Casey Family Programs)
• Elevating Culturally Specific Evidence-Based Practice (Chapin Hall)
• Toolkit for Modifying EBPS to Increase Cultural Competence
• Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under Resourced Populations (SAMSHA)
  • Guided Overview

Data/CQI/Fidelity

• Data Playbook for Prevention Action Planning (Safe & Sound) – Guide for prevention planning teams to source, select, gather, analyze, and share data and stories to engage communities and key stakeholders in this important process to strengthen families.
• Family First Toolkit Part 3: Evaluating & Improving Quality (Chapin Hall)

Mental Health Coordination and Consultation

• MediCal and Behavioral Health Services Fact Sheet (California Health Care Foundation)
• School-based Mental Health Services: What California’s School District Leaders Should Know about Mental Health Funding and 2011 Realignment

Preparing for Comprehensive Prevention Planning

• Strategies TA County Prevention Planning
• Strategies TA Comprehensive Prevention Planning Toolkit
• FamilyFirstAct.org This website is a national collaborative partnership that provides a searchable database of FFPS-related information, resources, and examples
• Center for States – Visioning for Prevention: Vision Tracking Matrix to support stronger collaboration and improve the coordination of resources
• Prevention Planning: Prevention Services Checklist (Strategies TA)
• Family First Toolkit Part 1: Planning & Readiness (Chapin Hall)
• How are States Building Community-Based Pathways to Prevention Services through Family First (Casey Family Programs, Sept. 2022)
• Centering Equity in Collective Impact, Stanford Social Innovation Review (Winter 2022)
• Comprehensive Prevention Planning Map to Social Determinants of Health (Implematix/Casey Family Programs)
• Closing the Gap in a Generation; Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health (WHO)
• A Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health (WHO)

Logic Models and Theories of Change

• FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
  •  Logic Model construction: Detailed information including a breakdown of various components and in-depth resources:
    •  Logic Models Online learning course
    • Annotated Measurement Tools (searchable and linked to potential outcomes/indicators)
    • Database of Outcomes and Indicators
    • Logic Model Template
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide
• Capacity Building Center for States: Change and Implementation in Practice: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Applying Findings Brief
• Developing a Theory of Change Guide (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
• Strategies TA Theory of Change Resources
• Capacity Building Center for States: Theory of Change

Target Population and FFPSA Candidacy

• Title IV-E Prevention Services Candidacy Groups [Comprehensive Prevention Plan Learning Series 2-page summary; Source: California’s Five-Year State Prevention Plan (April 2022 draft) (Child &Family Eligibility, p. 18)]

Asset Mapping and Strengths and Needs Assessment

• Asset Mapping Toolkit (Clear Impact)
• Asset Mapping Resources (1-page handout) (Comprehensive Prevention Planning Learning Series)
• Template Asset Mapping Service Array Catalog
• Community Opportunity Map (Casey Family Programs)
• Data Sources to Consider (CEBC)
• A Data Driven Approach to Service Array Guide (Capacity Building Center for States)
• Population  Data
  • Dataquest (California Department of Education’s web-based data reporting system for publicly reporting information about California students, teachers, and schools)
  • CA Child Welfare Indicators Project (CCWIP)
    • Handout: How to Find Data on CCWIPs Public Website
    • Public Website
    • Secure Website (state/counties only)
  • KidsData
  • County Health Rankings Model
  • California Healthy Places Index
  • US Census SAIPE Data
  • CA Energy Commission – Public Transit in CA
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reports – California Counties
  • CA 211 Counts
  • CA 211

Capacity Assessment

• Comprehensive Prevention Planning Capacity Assessment Tool(CDSS) (Also available in ACL-22-23, page 4) – This assessment addresses motivation for change, provider and system capacity and capability, and policy supports. Local Title IV-E agencies and their community partners are encouraged to complete this assessment at the beginning of the Comprehensive Prevention Planning process.

Comprehensive Prevention Plan Readiness

• Center for States – Change and Implementation in Practice: Readiness Brief (referenced in ACL-22-23)
• Ecosystem Readiness Assessment Investment Tool (The Krege Foundation)
• Family First: Readiness Assessment, Planning, and Implementation (Chapin Hall suite of tools, readiness assessment, and planning framework)
• Family First Toolkit part 2: Implementation & Change Management (Chapin Hall)
• Indiana’s Framework for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect: Community Implementation Toolkit