Reimagining Prevention
Resources
CDSS Communications, Resources, and Tools
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Implementation & CA Family First Prevention Services Program
- CDSS Family First Prevention Services Act website
- ACIN I-73-21 (September 8, 2021) – Family First Prevention Services Act Implementation In California
- ACL 22-23 (March 10, 2022) – Family First Prevention Services Program Opt-In Process, State FFPS Program Block Grant Allocation Methodology And Allowable Activities
- CFL 21-/22-84 (March 11, 2022) – FY21-22 Family First Prevention Services Program General Fund allocation
Funding Sources
- 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
- FFTA Claiming
- CBCAP Allocations
Comprehensive Prevention Planning
- AB 153
- Roadmap for Comprehensive Planning & Implementation
- OCAP Framework for Prevention
- Comprehensive Prevention Planning Capacity Assessment Tool (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.
Evidence-Based Practices and FFPSA Part I
- Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse
- EBPs for inclusion can be found in California’s Five-Year State Prevention Plan (Appendix A, p. 34)
- Wraparound (FFPSA Part I)
More Information
- CDSS Family First Prevention Services Act website
- FFPSA Overview Webinar – Part 1
- Questions/Requests for assistance – Prevention Services Mailbox: ffpsapreventionservices@dss.ca.gov
- Questions may be related to FFPSA Part I, Comprehensive Prevention Planning, technical assistance, connecting with a county prevention planning team, etc.
Supplemental Resources
Comprehensive Prevention Planning
- Strategies TA County Prevention Planning
- County Prevention Planning Teams: Regions, Counties, Contacts – this requested resource will be available soon
- 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)
- Community Engagement Toolkit (Collective Impact Forum)
- Center for States – Change and Implementation in Practice: Readiness Brief (referenced in ACL-22-23)
- 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.
Moving Prevention Upstream and Primary Prevention Resources
- Centering Equity in Collective Impact, Stanford Social Innovation Review (Winter 2022)
- Transforming Child Welfare: Prioritizing Prevention, Racial Equity, and Advancing Child and Family Well-Being
- 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
Evidence-Based Practices and FFPSA Part I
- Review of Well-Supported Programs on the Title IV-E Prevention Series Clearinghouse
- California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare