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.
Support effective public and private investments
Is there an effective policy framework for oversight and monitoring of the use of psychotropic medication by youth in out-of-home care?
Given the high rate of psychotropic medication use by youth in out-of-home care, it is vital to establish effective oversight plans.
Guardianship Assistance Policy and Implementation: A National Analysis of Federal and State Policies and Programs
Interviews with state guardianship experts and a policy analysis reveal variations in state subsidy rates and strategies for effective use of guardianship as a permanency option.
Effective investments: Title IV-E waiver projects
Title IV-E waiver projects demonstrate effective interventions, not just foster care.
Strategies to Promote Research Use in Child Welfare
This research brief highlights the gap between research and practice in child welfare and identifies potential opportunities to increase use of research in the field.
Supporting Lifelong Families: Ensuring Long-Lasting Permanency and Well-Being
This research brief addresses re-entries into foster care, relevant programs and services, and recommendations for supporting long-term permanency.
Addressing Unaddressed Needs: Helping Agencies Target Services to Children and Caregivers in Child Welfare
Children and caregivers in the child welfare system have a high degree of unmet service needs.
Assembling the Pieces: Research, Policy, and Practice in Child Welfare
This research brief was developed to advance discussions of what it takes to make valuable research use commonplace and offer concrete strategies for doing so.
NCCD keynote: If we want bold change, we must set bold goals
Watch video of Dr. William C. Bell’s address at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency’s Conference on Children, Youth, and Families.
Improving Higher Education Outcomes for Students from Foster Care: Readings, Resources, Program Links
This Supporting Success supplement offers resources for postsecondary education professionals working to support students from foster care.
Foster care youth head to nation’s capital for Shadow Day program
Nearly 100 foster care youth and alumni will shadow members of Congress and share their experiences in the child welfare system.
7 to 1: federal investments in child welfare
Transforming child welfare begins with more effective investments.
