State Data
Explore data about state approaches, children in care, and how money is invested in foster care vs. preventive and permanency services.
Waivers
Effective investments: Title IV-E waiver projects
Title IV-E waiver projects demonstrate effective interventions, not just foster care.
Pioneering demonstration projects reshape foster care, child welfare
In this video, see how Lorain County took on the challenge of reforming how it spent child welfare money.
Research Evidence and Benefit-Cost Data for Title IV-E Waiver Interventions
States with Title IV-E demonstrations are using evidence-based practices, but more cost-benefit analyses are needed.
Foster Care Redesign in Duval and Alachua Counties: An Implementation Assessment and Research Chronicle
This assessment looks at how two counties shifted from emphasizing foster care as a first option to offering family preservation services.
As social dynamics change, so must funding: testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Dr. William C. Bell testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.
The Need for Federal Finance Reform: Ensuring Safe, Nurturing and Permanent Families for Children
This white paper analyzes how child welfare funding structures can align with the goal of providing safe, nurturing and permanent families for all children.
Federal finance reform will help the children
Dr. William C. Bell testifies about the need to reform the country’s child welfare financing system.
The Need to Reauthorize and Expand Title IV-E Waivers: Ensuring Safe, Nurturing and Permanent Families for Children
This white paper examines how smart investments at the federal level have positively impacted the child welfare system in five states.