Building a 21st century child welfare research agenda
The child welfare field needs a bold research agenda to address key knowledge gaps in transformative ways to support family and community.
Partnering
What are some best practices for recruiting and working with youth advisory boards?
Learn how agencies can prepare to involve and share power with youth through youth advisory boards.
What does it mean to value youth partners as assets?
Learn how to invest in youth partners to improve and transform the child welfare system.
How can child welfare leaders manage through crisis while maintaining momentum toward transformation?
Ann Silverberg Williamson shares what she has learned about leadership, values, and transformation efforts during times of crisis.
National partnership to reinvent child welfare expands
Thriving Families, Safer Children has expanded to include child welfare jurisdictions in 22 states and a sovereign tribal nation.
Culture Forward: A strengths and culture based tool to protect our Native youth from suicide
This tool provides resources from across Indian Country to leverage strengths within tribal communities to protect Native youth from suicide.
How do some child protection agencies approach coaching?
Learn how applying methods of coaching within child protection agencies can have significant positive effects on professional development.
How did Michigan’s Children’s Services Agency develop executive performance dashboards?
Learn how Michigan developed performance dashboards to visualize metrics and trends that help inform decision-making.
How do parent partner programs instill hope and support prevention and reunification? (APPENDIX)
This appendix provides a brief summary of the research on individual parent partner programs.
How can child protection agencies respond to litigation?
Learn about strategies child protection agencies can pursue as they move through a consent decree litigation process.
