How are child welfare systems using flexible funds to support families and prevent the need for foster care?
Learn how using economic and concrete support strategies to address basic needs can support families and help prevent family separation.
Resources
What supports can benefit kinship caregivers in families affected by substance use disorder?
Learn how the child welfare system can support kinship caregivers whose families are affected by substance use disorders.
How has Texas advanced a public health approach to the prevention of abuse and neglect?
Learn how Texas invested in primary and secondary prevention programs to prevent child maltreatment using a public health framework.
Why should child protection agencies engage and involve all fathers?
Explore why it is important for child protection agencies to involve and engage with fathers and how barriers to doing so can be addressed.
How do case outcomes differ based on child maltreatment referral source?
Explore outcomes from research looking at child maltreatment referral sources by profession.
How have rates of infant investigations due to reports from medical professionals changed over time?
Explore trends in child abuse and neglect investigations of infants due to reports from medical professionals.
How does academic achievement differ for children in kinship vs. non-kin out-of-home care?
Explore how math and reading scores compare among elementary school children in various out-of-home placement settings.
What resources are available to support trauma-informed, healing-centered approaches in child welfare?
Explore resources on the topic of trauma-informed, healing-centered child welfare systems that can be used to inform policy and practice.
What are key principles child protection agencies should follow when providing trauma treatment and healing-centered services?
Explore guiding principles that child protection agencies should follow when providing trauma-informed, healing-centered services.
How are child protection agencies implementing trauma-informed, healing-centered policies and practices?
Learn how child protection agencies can implement a trauma-informed, healing-centered approach to support children and families.