How could behavioral design improve frontline child welfare practice?
ideas42 outlines strategies from behavioral science for reducing stressors on child welfare staff.
Healthy organizations
How can longitudinal data support child and family well-being?
Explore best practices for collecting and using longitudinal data to assess outcomes for families.
How does New Jersey maintain a stable child welfare workforce?
Learn about key strategies New Jersey DCF has implemented to keep a low rate of turnover among its child welfare workforce.
Safety science and safety culture
Explore a variety of our resources related to safety science and promoting a safety culture within child welfare agencies.
How do some child protection agencies approach coaching?
Learn how applying methods of coaching within child protection agencies can have significant positive effects on professional development.
How do some child protection agencies approach coaching? (APPENDIX)
Read summaries from several jurisdictions that use coaching models to train and develop their child protection agency staff.
What has been New York’s experience with casework teaming?
New York has found that casework teaming can help child welfare staff better meet the needs of the children and families they serve.
How have counties in New York approached implementation of casework teaming?
Learn how a casework teaming model for child welfare have been implemented in counties across New York.
Do higher standards of proof for child abuse and neglect impact rates of substantiation?
Learn about findings from a study that examines the outcomes related to having higher standards of proof for substantiation.
How can child welfare agencies use safety science concepts during a crisis?
Presenters at the National Partnership for Child Safety Collaborative describe how safety science has been applied during COVID-19.