What are examples of organizational initiatives that create a workplace culture around wellness?
Three jurisdictions have devised initiatives to help child welfare staff be at their healthy best when serving children and families.
Safely reduce the need for foster care across the nation
What is the National START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Recovery Teams) Model?
Learn how the START model serves families dually affected by parental substance use disorder and involved in the child welfare system.
How do family-based residential treatment programs help reduce substance use and improve child welfare outcomes?
When substance use disorder treatment programs recognize the importance of family, successful recovery and reunification often can follow.
How has New York City’s approach to family services evolved?
The Administration for Children’s Services aims to address child safety by supporting families before a referral to child protection.
Can a novel approach in identifying substance-exposed infants reduce unnecessary child welfare contact?
This journal article summary challenges child welfare leaders to reexamine protocols for identifying substance-exposed infants.
How are some states and counties safely reducing foster care?
Several child welfare jurisdictions are employing strategies that reduce their foster care populations without compromising child safety.
How has Osage Nation done “whatever it takes” to keep children safe within their families and community?
Osage Nation’s Indian Child Welfare program prioritizes prevention strategies that maintain family integrity and respect tribal values.
Which resources can help strengthen agency responses to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders?
This self-assessment tool and related resource list help child protection agencies support children and families affected by FASD.
How can child protection agencies better address fetal alcohol spectrum disorders?
Child welfare professionals play a key role in meeting the needs of children and families affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
How are jurisdictions building community pathways to prevention services through Family First?
Learn how several jurisdictions are leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to serve families through community organizations.
