Task force hears progress, data gaps as Indiana implements Family First Prevention Services Act

Dec 10, 2025

State task force reviewed Indiana's Family First Prevention Services Act implementation, hearing a high‑level DCS briefing on prevention, kinship supports and QRTP rules and outside analysis showing Indiana's innovative approach but limited federal claiming and rising per‑child costs.

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State Representative Dale Devon convened the Commission on Improving the Status of Children task force for a second meeting focused on the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), where Department of Child Services staff and outside experts described how Indiana has shifted federal resources toward prevention while confronting data limits, eligibility constraints and cost pressures.

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