Why should child protection agencies become trauma-informed?
Youth in foster care have high rates of trauma exposure. A trauma-informed child protection system can mitigate trauma’s adverse effects.
Resources
What do we know about birth match?
A few jurisdictions are using birth match as a data-based strategy to predict future risk and harm of infants, but ethical tensions exist.
How can an effective border agreement support timely placement with kin?
This bright spot describes how Georgia and Alabama created a border agreement to expedite placement of children with kin across state lines.
Building the bridge
A study of high service users among youth in foster care in Tennessee and Florida using linked Medicaid and child welfare data.
Moving Hope Forward: 2018 Signature Report
Our 2018 signature report explores how communities are building hope for children and families though innovation, knowledge and shared commitment.
Considerations for Implementing Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare
This brief highlights considerations for child welfare agencies as they engage in predictive analytics.
Preserving connections
Explore best strategies for recruiting and retaining tribal foster families to help American Indian and Alaska Native children thrive in their culture.
Dr. William C. Bell: Congressional testimony on the opioid crisis
Dr. William C. Bell testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding the nation’s opioid epidemic and its impact on children and families.
What are the elements of an effective hotline system?
Hotline systems provide the first contact between the public and the child protection agency; this strategy brief outlines key elements.
How have states implemented parental rights restoration and reinstatement?
Parental rights restoration is an option for some youth when parents have addressed the issues that led to the termination of their rights.