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Children and Family Services Reviews (CFSR)
Children and Family Services Reviews (CFSR)
The federally mandated Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) are conducted by the Children’s Bureau, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to help States improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families who receive services through the child welfare system. The CFSRs assess all areas of child welfare services, including foster care, child protection, family preservation, adoption, and youth development. Because substance use disorders are identified so often as a major factor in child welfare cases, opportunities for substance abuse treatment professionals to participate in the CFSRs are a crucial part of the process.
The CFSRs evaluate the effectiveness of the entire child welfare delivery system, including other systems such as mental health agencies, the court system, and substance abuse treatment providers to ensure positive outcomes for children and their families. The CFSRs ask whether the State child welfare agency made concerted efforts to provide or arrange for appropriate services, such as those needed to ensure the child’s safety and enhance the parents’ ability to provide care and supervision.
Fact sheets for specific groups:
Additional Resources
Related Webinars and Presentations
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Part One: Utilizing CFSR - Promising Practices in Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Cross-Systems Collaboration
Presented by Don Adams, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau, CFSR Unit, Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., Director National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, Children and Family Futures, Junius Scott, Regional Program Manager U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Region II-New York, Carola Pike, Program Specialist, Child Welfare U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Region IV-Atlanta March 25, 2010.
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Part Two Utilizing CFSR – Promising Practices in Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Cross-Systems Collaboration
Presented by Don Adams, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau, CFSR Unit, Nancy K. Young, Ph.D., Director, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, Children and Family Futures, Michelle Freeman, M.S.W., M.P.P., National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, Children and Family Futures May 4, 2010.
- Child and Family Services Review Process: Partnering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health
(PDF 600 KB)
Presented by Nancy K. Young and Kim Helfgott at the 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Atlanta, GA April 2009.
- An Overview of the Child and Family Services Reviews
Webinar presented by NCSACW and NASADAD, December 2008.