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Nebraska Prevention Partnership: Circle of Security Parenting for Families in Substance Use Recovery (Prevention Partnership)

Award Number: 90CU0134
ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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Nebraska Prevention Partnership: Circle of Security Parenting for Families in Substance Use Recovery (Prevention Partnership) - Children whose parents struggle with drug or alcohol use are more likely to be involved in child protective services, including being placed in foster care. They are also less likely to be reunited with their parents if they are removed. In Nebraska, a third of families investigated for child abuse or neglect had parent substance use as a factor. Young children (such as children less than six years old) are especially at risk, as they are the largest group of children in child protective services. Helping families stay safely together and build parenting skills is important for well-being of these children and their future success. Supporting substance use recovery is associated with improved employment outcomes for parents, strengthening family economic stability. With the project, Nebraska will create a statewide system to make a popular and well-regarded parenting service called Circle of Security ParentingTM more available to these families. This program is an eight-week class that helps parents build stronger and more comforting relationships with their young children. Recent research in Nebraska has shown that it helps keep families together. Parents also like the program and trust how it helps with their caregiving skills. Despite this, it is not available to many families who could use its help, and more research is needed to show how it can help families dealing with substance use issues. This project is a partnership between organizations that support Nebraska families: 1) the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation (NCFF), which oversees the Circle of Security Program; 2) the Division of Children and Family Services (child protective services); 3) the Division of Behavioral Health (substance abuse treatment), both at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; 4) the Administrative Office of Courts and Probation, part of the Nebraska court system that supports better outcomes for children and families who have court involvement; and 4) Chapin Hall, a research and policy institute that will evaluate how well the project is working. One goal of the project is to build consistent pathways among these Nebraska organizations and their local service providers to build a strong referral system for families with drug or alcohol challenges and with young children to know about and participate in the Circle of Security Parenting program. Another goal is to build the number of people trained to deliver the Circle of Security ParentingTM program so that it is available to more families. A final goal is to conduct research on how the Circle of Security Parenting program can be delivered to parents who are also receiving treatment for substance abuse problems, and whether participating in the program reduces the chance that children are removed from their homes for families where there are substance abuse challenges. To achieve this, the project will use administrative data from the state to compare families who receive Circle of Security Parenting to those families who do not receive it and see if there are different rates of out-of-home placement for the two groups. The project will also examine how substance use treatment programs integrate the Circle of Security Parenting model into recovery services.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $938,973 )
2026	2026	CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN	200 W Madison St	Chicago	IL	60606	COOK	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	1	9/25/2026	NEW	$938,973
														Subtotal = $938,973

Grand Total All Awards = $938,973

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Nebraska Prevention Partnership: Circle of Security Parenting for Families in Substance Use Recovery (Prevention Partnership)

Award Number: 90CU0134

ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2031

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