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In December 2024, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), alongside partners at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice, hosted a two-day listening session aimed at better understanding the impact of IBSA on health and well-being.

En diciembre de 2024, la Administración para Niños y Familias (ACF), junto con colegas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y socios del Departamento de Justicia, organizaron un foro de dos días para comprender mejor el impacto del abuso digital en la salud y el bienestar. 

Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) can take many forms, from someone sharing intimate images or videos without consent, to online predators coercing minors into producing explicit content, to perpetrators using deepfake technology to create sexualized images of unsuspecting individuals.

Office of Head Start Director Khari M. Garvin and Behavioral Health Lead Sangeeta Parikshak hosted a Fireside Chat on Facebook Live. They discussed approaches to supporting mental health in Head Start programs and featured strategies from the recent information memorandum.

This month, we highlight resources, opportunities, and ways we strive to offer comprehensive services to enhance mental health and support the well-being of the youth and young adults who are served by Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) programs.

On International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember those we’ve lost to overdose, recognize the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to act with urgency to end overdose and related harms.

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which is a good time to highlight the importance of mental health and how essential it is to overall well-being. As part of our efforts to raise awareness, the U.S.

Supporting the mental health of people of all ages, and especially youth, is a priority for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).

ACF Assistant Secretary Contreras shares updates and highlights across the agency during the month of May.

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of a $1 million Children and Youth Resilience Challenge. The HHS Children and Youth Resilience Challenge will fund innovative community-led solutions to promote resilience in children and adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters.