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NCTSN: Talking to Children about War

The attack on Ukraine has evoked many emotions including anger, fear, anxiety, worry, and confusion. It has also created safety concerns for the region that reach into our own country. Some families may be worried about loved ones who are directly impacted, including those who live in the area; those who were visiting and are trying to get back to the United States; or those who are deployed as part of the military, government, or a relief organization.

Parents and caregivers can help navigate what they are seeing and hearing by having a c

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File your taxes to receive the Child Tax Credit

To help families meet their children’s basic needs, Congress expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for 2021. Families will receive a total of $3,600 per child up to age 5 and $3,000 per child 6 to 17. The IRS paid out up to half of this credit in monthly payments between July and December 2021. If your child is eligible for the CTC and you received monthly payments in 2021, you will receive the second half of your credit when you file your 2021 taxes in early 2022. If your child is eligible for the CTC and you didn’t receive any advance monthly payments in 2021, you will receive the FULL CTC amount when you file your taxes.

For more information about the Child Tax Cre

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Opioid Settlement Toolkit

This guide offers tools and resources to help organizations navigate the complex legal and legislative process with fighting the opioid epidemic, including strategies to become engaged and learn more about opioid settlement opportunities in your own state.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) One-Pager

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are events or circumstances that may be traumatic to children during the first 18 years of life. If we ensure every child has safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments, even despite adversity we are setting them up to be healthy and resilient adults.

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NHVC Virtual Home Visiting One-Pager

Virtual service delivery has become an accepted and effective modality for home visits. After careful study to ensure fidelity of implementation, some home visiting models have successfully integrated virtual service delivery over the last handful of years.

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Balancing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) With HOPE: New Insights into the Role of Positive Experience on Child and Family Development

This report presents evidence for HOPE (Health Outcomes of Positive Experiences) based on newly released, compelling data that reinforce the need to promote positive experiences for children and families in order to foster healthy childhood development despite the adversity common in so many families.

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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Reauthorization

This resource highlights the status of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) reauthorization by Congress. PCA America supports a strong and comprehensive reauthorization bill that includes significantly higher funding levels, increases transparency and accountability in the program, increases the focus on primary prevention and family support services, and promotes race equity.