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ODHS updates committee on Family First Title IV‑E prevention plan and expansion
Summary
ODHS described Oregon’s Title IV‑E prevention plan, noting the state’s approved extension, a $7 million state match in 2025, 17 counties offering evidence‑based practices, and plans to expand claiming capacity and begin outcome evaluation in 2026.
Mary Gillen, Family First program manager at ODHS, briefed the committee on the Family First Prevention Services Act and Oregon’s Title IV‑E prevention plan. She said Family First creates a federal funding stream for prevention services that are evidence based and intended to keep children safely at home by addressing parental behavioral health, substance use and parenting needs.
Gillen explained Title IV‑E prevention is an uncapped entitlement stream that reimburses…
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