This blogpost summarizes the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effect on mental health, particularly in low-income individuals, evidenced by increasing levels of stress and anxiety. Survey data indicate a rise since 2019 from one to four in 10 Americans…

This bulletin for child welfare professionals overviews the foundational elements of the family engagement approach and offers strategies and promising practices for implementing it. While the resource is intended to provide information for…

The Payment Integrity Center of Excellence is a community of experts within the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service that assists agencies in reducing improper payments and is dedicated to solving government-wide payment…

This one-pager lists locations and addresses of IRS Tax Assistance Centers (TAC) nationwide where the IRS will host AdvCTC (Child Tax Credit) Free Tax Prep Days in July 2021 to help families file 2020 tax returns so they are eligible to receive…

This blogpost defines the concepts of caregiver burnout versus compassion fatigue. It also presents how to recognize compassion fatigue by identifying warning signs in family caregivers, and how to use self-care to prevent compassion fatigue.

This blogpost illustrates findings of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator program (ROSS-SC). ROSS-SC provides funding to local public housing authorities to support…

This U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women web page includes national hotline numbers and local resources for coalitions that address domestic violence and sexual assault and advocate for their survivors. The local…

This blogpost is a compendium of resources and tips on practitioner-led adaptations for virtual remote service delivery that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include participant engagement, the shift to remote service delivery,…

This blogpost summarizes a podcast, “Child Support – A Tool to Enable Families and Their Children to be Food Secure,” which included interviews with the National Child Support Enforcement Association, the Food Research & Action Center, and…

This guide supports stakeholders in thinking through and documenting key elements in the design of a Whole Family Approach Design Plan. The guide is organized by 12 plan components; each component includes a set of questions to prompt the…