How can child protection agencies support families and children who lack lawful immigration status?
This brief discusses challenges that agencies may face serving families that lack lawful immigration status, and strategies to address them.
Family preservation
Can we re-envision residential care?
These brief videos describe what it would take to re-envision residential care so that children grow up where they belong: with family.
What leadership strategies have advanced transformation in the District of Columbia?
Director Donald describes her leadership strategies, which have transformed the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency.
How does the Safe Babies Court Team™ approach improve outcomes for infants and toddlers?
Learn how Safe Babies Court Teams improve collaboration between the courts and child welfare to minimize trauma for young children.
How does Inwood House meet the needs of expectant and parenting youth in foster care?
Learn how Inwood House at the Children’s Village developed integrated prevention and community-based services for young parents in foster care.
What are some ways San Francisco’s Family Resource Centers strengthen families and protect children?
These brief videos describe how family resource centers in San Francisco offer concrete supports to families and build protective factors.
Study of parent legal representation in New York City
Team-based parent legal representation reunifies children with their birth family earlier and in higher numbers.
How does Native American Connections’ Patina Wellness Center help parents in treatment and recovery stay with their children?
Learn how a residential treatment center is helping tribal parents recover from substance use disorder with their children.
How did Allegheny County advance a kin-first approach?
Learn how Allegheny County achieved a kin-first culture shift in this Q&A with Marc Cherna, director of Department of Human Services.
Native American and Alaska Native children data trends
This data overview looks at trends for American Indian/Alaska Native children in care nationally, and in California and Washington.
How does Circles of Support help keep children safe at home?
Striving to keep children safe at home, Circles of Support combines evidence-informed interventions within a culturally relevant context.
Using In Home Services to prevent foster care in Austin, Texas
This report chronicles the story of Austin’s In Home Services program. It is a story of courage, commitment, resilience and a lot of hard work.
