Hope, trauma and resilience: a conversation about vulnerable children in America
This is William C. Bell’s keynote address at the 2015 Kevin J. Robinson Forum on Social Justice: Resilience in the Face of Childhood Trauma.
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The Potential for Cost Savings from Home Visiting Due to Reductions in Child Maltreatment
Evidence-based home visiting shows potential to prevent maltreatment, which has significant societal costs.
Today’s decisions construct tomorrow’s opportunities
William C. Bell lectures at an international business symposium hosted by his alma mater, Delta State University.
Fatherhood policy vs. fatherhood practice: The question remains “How can you support a child if you can’t support yourself?”
William C. Bell delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Statewide Policy Conference for Washington state.
SafeCare: Evidence-based Neglect Prevention Model Shows Effectiveness with American Indians
This study evaluates SafeCare, a home-visiting model that addresses child neglect, the most common form of maltreatment.
Timely Permanency through Reunification: Breakthrough Series Collaborative
This report describes the Timely Permanency through Reunification Breakthrough Series Collaborative process. It highlights promising practices and outcomes.
Smarter investments keep children safe: The Child and Family Services Improvement Act expanded the authority to grant waivers to provisions of Title IV-E
The 2012 Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act has set the stage for important and meaningful improvements to child welfare in America.
Making the Case for Early Childhood Intervention in Child Welfare: A Research and Practice Brief
The number of youth in foster care nationally has declined over the past decade, but similar declines have not occurred for children under 6.
The Multi-Site Accelerated Permanency Project Technical Report: 12-Month Permanency Outcomes
This project was developed to increase legal permanency rates for older youth in foster care through the use of Permanency Roundtables.
Child welfare organizations disappointed by decision: U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of adoptive parents in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Casey Family Programs, Child Welfare League of America and Children’s Defense Fund expressed disappointment regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as the guiding law when determining the well-being of an Indian child in a custody dispute. David Sanders, Casey Family Programs’ executive vice president, said the ruling threatened […]