➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Senators Urge Passage Of Foster Care Reforms To Help Children Affected By Opioid Abuse Epidemic (Opinion)
KRWG – December 05, 2016
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to congressional leaders urging them to include strongly supported reforms to the foster care system in any end-of-year budget agreement. The Family First Prevention Services Act would allow states to use federal foster care funds to pay for programs that improve home life, such as mental health services and in-home parenting programs, which are crucial in light of the growing number of children in the foster care system whose families are affected by the opioid abuse epidemic and other substance abuse problems.
Also: Controversial child welfare measure stripped from health reform bill (Opinion): https://baptistnews.com/article/controversial-child-welfare-measure-stripped-from-health-reform-bill/#.WEarp33MbFk
http://krwg.org/post/nm-senators-urge-passage-foster-care-reforms-help-children-affected-opioid-abuse-epidemic