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State Practices in Treatment/Therapeutic Foster Care

April 2018, Prepared by Julie Seibert, Rose Feinberg, Asha Ayub, Amy Helburn and Deborah Gibbs, RTI International

ACEs in Foster Care

Supporting communities to accelerate the use of ACEs science to solve our most intractable problems.
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Annie E. Casey Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social, and health outcomes. This is done through advancing research and solutions to overcome the barriers to success, help communities demonstrate what works and influence decision-makers to invest in strategies based on solid evidence.
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Benchmarks

Benchmarks is a non-profit association of provider agencies advocating for quality and accountability among human service providers so that North Carolina’s children, adults and families can realize their full potential, contribute to their communities and live healthy lives. Benchmarks provides foster-to-adopt work groups and event.
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Child Welfare Gateway Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency and well-being of children, youth and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption and more.
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Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA)

FFTA provides multiple resources to agencies supporting family-based treatment for children and youth, whether that family is a kin family, a foster family, a bio family or an adoptive family.
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Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFA-NC)

Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina is a nonprofit organization supporting children and youth in foster care and the dedicated families and professionals that care for them. Foster Family Alliance of NC will educate, advocate, support and promote partnerships that lead to positive outcomes for children, youth, and resource families of NC. Learn More.

The Family and Children’s Resource Program

The Family and Children’s Resource Program (FCRP) helps to improve outcomes for families by providing training, consultation and other resources.
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i2i Center for Integrative Health

Assists systems, agencies and communities to foster collaborative and evidence-based initiatives for improving the quality and efficacy of behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disabilities and substance use care.
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The National Council for Behavioral Health

The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America’s health care organizations that deliver mental health and addiction treatment and services. The site provides resources for evaluating value-based purchasing.
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Value Based Payment Resources

NC DHHS: Licensure

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National Resource for Diligent Recruitment at AdoptUsKids (NCRCDR)

This site provides resources for treatment parent recruitment.
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SaySo, Inc

SaySo, which stands for STRONG ABLE YOUTH SPEAKING OUT, is a statewide association of youth aged 14 to 24 who are or have been in the out-of-home care system based in North Carolina.
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For Biological/Families of Permanence

Disability Rights NC https://disabilityrightsnc.org/ Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) is the federally designated protection and advocacy agency for the State of North Carolina.

Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center https://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) is dedicated to empowering families and improving lives, particularly for North Carolina families raising children ages 0 to 26 with disabilities. As a non-profit organization operated by and staffed primarily with parents of children with disabilities, we understand the needs of families as they navigate the special education process.

Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA) https://www.ffta.org/ FFTA provides multiple resources to agencies supporting family-based treatment for children and youth, whether that family is a kin family, a foster family, a bio family or an adoptive family.

SaySo, Inc https://www.saysoinc.org SaySo stands for STRONG ABLE YOUTH SPEAKING OUT and is a statewide association of youth aged 14 to 24 who are or have been in the out-of-home care system based in North Carolina.

Shift NC (Sexual Health Initiates for Teens) www.shift.nc Shift is dedicated to improving adolescent and young adult sexual health in North Carolina.

Understood https://www.understood.org/en Understood.org offers a wide variety of resources and support for children and families living with disabilities. Understood strives to offer a positive impact in the lives of people who learn and think differently by offering tools, support, and community.

For Treatment Families

AdoptUSKids https://www.adoptuskids.org/adoption-and-foster-care/how-to-adopt-and-foster/state-information/north-carolina AdoptUSKids is a national project that supports child welfare systems and connects children in foster care with families.

Annie E. Casey Foundation https://www.aecf.org/ The Annie E. Casey Foundation is devoted to developing a brighter future for millions of children at risk of poor educational, economic, social and health outcomes. This is done through advancing research and solutions to overcome the barriers to success, help communities demonstrate what works and influence decision makers to invest in strategies based on solid evidence.

Foster Family Alliance of NC (FFA-NC) www.ffa-nc.org Foster Family Alliance is a network of individuals and organizations that care for North Carolina’s foster children. FFA-NC brings together the people who make up the child welfare system as a way to bridge the gap between families and the professionals that support them.